Underrated
Underrated: David Bentley Hart
A theologian with the wit to expose the laziness of the new atheists’ argument
Underrated: Robert Halfon
The up-and-coming backbencher is an unlikely champion of blue-collar conservatism
Underrated: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
The star of Pussy Riot combines beauty and charisma with quiet courage and a remarkable mind
Underrated: Tycho Brahe
This great Danish astronomer made a heliocentric theory credible
Underrated: John Howard
The former Australian leader’s continuing popularity has befuddled the news media and the political class
Underrated: C.S. Lewis
Celebrating a convert to Christianity whose thinking was bold and writing imaginative
Underrated: Tony Blair
The former Prime Minister, whose call for Western military intervention in Syria is consistent with his words and actions in office
Underrated: Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s ‘hawkish’ prime minister is a wise pragmatist with a deft touch amid regional chaos
Underrated: Dante Alighieri
In praise of the author of the original Inferno, who ennobled not only the Italian language but all humanity
Underrated: Melanie Phillips
The most reviled personality in British journalism is a courageous writer whose independent thought has made her the target of boorish, misogynistic and anti-Semitic abuse
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal