Should we take our leaders as seriously as they take themselves? Political leaders invest time and energy in cultivating their public...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
Stealing the silver: How we take from the dispossessed, the poor and our own children There are numerous cases where well-meaning people find themselves defending...
Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt? In the late nineteenth century, Joseph Chamberlain transformed Birmingham with...
Liquidity: Finance in motion or evaporation? House prices stuck? Not enough liquidity. Inflation rising? Too much...
Documentary Photography in Apartheid South Africa This lecture looks at debates and dialogues that characterise realist...
Cary Grant: Hollywood's exquisite, charming enigma To millions of moviegoers around the world Cary Grant epitomises...
Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek The Hebrew lawgiver Moses was compared to ancient Greek lawgivers...
Regulating the above average: Luck or skill? Considered thinkers from Mandelbrot ('fractals') or Keillor ('Lake Wobegon Days')...