Justin ReynoldsIs the unexamined life worth living? - considering Aristophanes’ The CloudsThough often crude and unfair the Greek dramatist’s sendup of Socrates and his school raises important questions about the wisdom of the…12 min read·Apr 5, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsThe aesthetics of power: thoughts on MachiavelliEven in today’s cynical age Niccolo Machiavelli’s disturbing treatise goes too far9 min read·Mar 7, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsA Century of Labour: a reviewJon Cruddas’s outstanding new intellectual biography of the Labour party highlights three traditions that continue to compete for the…8 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsDreams of the ideal city: reconciling the market and the republicSmith and Rousseau on the tensions between the market and the good society9 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsLessons from 1924: remembering the first Labour governmentA new book tells the political — and human — drama of the labour movement’s first administration9 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsReconstructing Britain, then and nowA new history of Clement Attlee’s legendary 1945 administration holds lessons for a Labour party preparing to govern in tough times11 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsCovenant: rediscovering a conservatism that goes beyond the marketAn eloquent essay by Conservative MP Danny Kruger goes back to the One Nation tradition to find a way forward for British conservatism10 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Justin ReynoldsinThe Patient InvestorBacking sustainable investment against the backlashThe relatively poor performance of green funds has punctured the inflated claims made for them, and highlighted long-standing design…9 min read·Aug 11, 2023----
Justin ReynoldsinThe Patient InvestorShould passive investments be taxed?Are index funds parasites free-riding on the active stock pickers who do the hard work of identifying value? One controversial proposal…8 min read·Jul 16, 2023----
Justin ReynoldsinThe Patient InvestorWhat would a Labour government mean for investors?Investors seem to have little to fear from a Starmer administration keen to emphasise its commitment to fiscal responsibility10 min read·Jul 5, 2023--1--1
