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The cultural resonances of Autumn
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the idea of Autumn, a season peculiarly rich in cultural resonances.
Image: Autumn on the Seine, Claude Monet (1840…
2 years, 7 months ago
Maurizio Viroli on the city as a political order and urban space
A good political community can only live and flourish in cities that speak to the soul of the citizens and inspire the love of order. Read by Leighto…
2 years, 8 months ago
The problems and perils of nuclear strategy
Paul Lay is joined by Francis J. Gavin, Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS, to discuss nuclear statec…
2 years, 8 months ago
Gudrun Persson on rewriting Russian history
In modern Russia, the past is being rewritten to suit Vladimir Putin's script. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: People carry portraits of their relatives…
2 years, 8 months ago
The conduct and practice of war
Paul Lay is joined by the historian Sir Hew Strachan to discuss On War, the military theorist Carl von Clausewitz's seminal text, and the indispensab…
2 years, 8 months ago
Fraser Nelson on the Intellectual Dark Web
The intellectual dark web will, most likely, be a flicker in history, a reminder of when the West’s conversation was at its most shrill, and when fre…
2 years, 8 months ago
Kennedy’s enduring status
JFK biographer Fredrik Logevall, in conversation with EI's Paul Lay and Iain Martin, discusses Kennedy's enduring and 'iconic' status, his claims to …
2 years, 8 months ago
Christopher Coker on the changing meaning of patriotism in war
Dying to defend territory is an ancient human need - but war in the 21st century may not follow the script. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: English prop…
2 years, 8 months ago
A guide to Rugby Union
In the latest episode of EI Talks... Paul Lay and Alastair Benn put together an idiot's guide to Rugby Union. The World Cup, the sport's showcase com…
2 years, 8 months ago
Remaking the moral case for capitalism by Iain Martin
A defence of capitalism will have to rest first and foremost on an appeal to ethics, obligation, and duty. Read by Leighton Pugh.
2 years, 9 months ago