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Serious fun
Media moguls aren’t philosophers. So it’s time for philosophers to become media moguls
Diary
When visiting Britain and Australia last November, I discovered that the mayor of Toronto, Robert Ford, is now the world’s…
Long life
When one is in one’s seventies, as I am, one begins to fear the horror of dementia and to carry…
Diary
A great night to be in Pittsburgh. The local baseball team, the Pirates, were attempting to reach their first play-offs…
Long life
The Italians are often thought of as being unpatriotic, and one can see why. They relentlessly denigrate their national institutions,…
The Spectator’s Notes
Manchester For those of us of a certain age, Ed Miliband’s speech last week was exhilaratingly nostalgic. His promise to…
Miliband’s empty outrage
I’m writing this from the Conservative party conference in Manchester, but it’s Ed Miliband I want to discuss. In particular,…
