Francis Phillips

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Islam's empire-building tradition

Francis Phillips | 31 Jul 2006

The West cannot understand Islam without grasping its historic record of trying to conquer the world for Allah, argues an expert on Middle Eastern affairs.

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Conserving our social capital

Francis Phillips | 19 Jul 2006

Philosopher Roger Scruton argues wisely for the conservation of values but fails to identify clearly how it will be possible.

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The bard of the windswept Orkneys

Francis Phillips | 30 Jun 2006

Poet and novelist George Mackay Brown lived and died on one of the most remote islands in Britain. Now he is acclaimed as a major figure.

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The Lost Men

Francis Phillips | 16 Jun 2006

How ten ordinary men sacrificed themselves for their mates in Shackleton's doomed expedition to the Antarctic.

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Lincoln: a life of purpose and power

Francis Phillips | 30 Mar 2006

A masterful new biography of Lincoln by a British historian highlights his greatness of character.

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Unspeak

Francis Phillips | 22 Feb 2006

Beware of the ubiquitous distortions of political language, warns a British journalist.

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Dragons of fanaticism still breathe fire

Francis Phillips | 25 Jan 2006

A slayer of myths and delusions about totalitarian regimes returns to the fray. Robert Conquest writes in defence of the 'Anglosphere'.

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Deciphering the Bard

Francis Phillips | 8 Dec 2005

Two recent biographies of Shakespeare show once again that the life of the greatest poet of the English language is a mystery with tantalising clues.

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Earthly Powers

Francis Phillips | 12 Nov 2005

Ever since the French Revolution, governments have tried to banish religion from politics by creating political religions, argues a British historian.

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The Myth of Hitler?s Pope

Francis Phillips | 28 Sep 2005

A fresh look at the evidence has convinced a Jewish rabbi that the controversial Pius XII should be honoured as a “righteous Gentile”.

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