Ideas

No appeasement

If liberal Britain is ailing we have only ourselves to blame, says Nick Cohen

How well does online punditry translate on the printed page? Stephen Howe finds out

AC Grayling rips into the latest attempt to bridge the God-science gap

The philosopher Michail Ryklin tells Caspar Melville what really motivated communism's faithful followers

Brenda Maddox enjoys some Renaissance history

Being faith-less is no excuse for rewriting history, says Theodore Dalrymple

Thomas Aquinas does not deserve his reputation as a friend of reason, argues Shadia Drury

Jenny Bunker rues a missed opportunity

Nina Power takes philosophy lessons from a wolf

Stephen Howe chases the storm of controversy surrounding the ideas of Edward Said