Roger Scruton
Heretics like me should not be silenced by mobs
I unwisely gave an interview to a magazine that once employed me. It was just an exercise to smear me — and to try to shut me up
An Aesthetic and Moral Disaster
Roger Scruton introduces Syrian architect and author Marwa al-Sabouni’s analysis of the root cause of the Syrian Civil War
Opera is Not Just Our Most Expensive Noise
Standing at the apex of our culture, the operatic art form remains the supreme test of any composer — as I know from experience
Our Island Stories
A new book by Harry Mount attributes the particular, phlegmatic character of the English to the nature of England itself
In Vino Veritas: I’ll Drink to That
Binge drinking may look like a communal act, but it as an act of solitude, celebrating the self
Morality and Public Space
The Western democratic state depends on a public space that is free, peaceful, and equally accessible to every citizen. How far can we go in shaping the space to meet the demands of ‘public morality’, before we upset this delicate balance?
Mary Midgley
Roger Scruton applauds a philosopher who seeks to make sense of the human condition
Raising the Tone
The Triumph of Music by Tim Blanning
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?