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Why we must forgive Immanuel Kant his misogyny and racism

8 August 2026 9:00 am

All humans are worthy of respect, he taught – except if they are black, Jewish or female. But his views were grounded in what he regarded as ‘facts’, argues Robert Wicks

Clerical skulduggery on the far borders of 1830s Germany

30 August 2025 4:00 am

The Barchester Chronicles it isn’t, but this short and lively account of one of history’s footnotes reminds us that the culture wars existed long before TikTok and Twitter