The life and myriad achievements of scientist and artist Desmond Morris

Making sense: the ‘antiphilosophical’ philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Lecky, liberalism and Britain’s role as world leader

A defence of the centrality of history to  international relations

How neoliberalism hollows out liberalism and democracy

The thinkers and thought that underlay the War of Independence

Business and politics: two views on how they should interact

The pros and cons of bringing writers together in a corporate body