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In praise of wind turbines
Will Self praises the beauty of wind turbines.
Why Prisons Fail
Will Self sees an urgent need to reform the prison system.
Political party membership
Will Self attacks political party members as 'donkeys led by donkeys'.
Churchill, chance and the black dog
John Gray reflects on the chance encounters that made Churchill wartime Prime Minister.
Believing in Belief
John Gray argues that the scientific and rationalist attack on religion is misguided.
Cats, birds and humans
John Gray considers why the human animal needs contact with something other than itself.
John Gray: The revolution of capitalism
John Gray on why an increasing number of people believe that Karl Marx was right.
Kim Philby
John Gray on why Kim Philby, and so many others, have failed to predict the future.
Greece and the Meaning of Folly
The celebrated thinker John Gray gives his reflection on the meaning of folly.
The Advantages of Pessimism
Alain de Botton on why pessimism is the key to happiness.
