The inquisitors of Tate Britain have deemed Hogarth problematic. Is no one safe from their dangerous ideology?
He is an admirably English candidate, a sensitive and prudent man who can be relied on to behave like an officer and a gentleman.
The Prime Minister has given an interview, which reminds us of another one…
The fortunes of those older sons provided capital for investment. And it was that capital, applied to invention and ingenuity, which made the industrial revolution possible.
And now for something completely different (or maybe not): the works of Jane Austen. In a fascinating post on the Philosopher’s Beard blog, Austen is not only praised as a literary genius, but also as an under-appreciated moral philosopher: “Austen celebrates and promotes a solidly middle-class propriety, and this together with her use of narrative… may […]