Adam LeBor
Adam LeBor is a British author, journalist, writing coach and editorial trainer. He tweets at @adamlebor
She’s not the messiah…
Watching Greta Thunberg and the hysterical devotion she arouses, I am reminded of Judaism’s best-known self-styled redeemer
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
Why this new book will pass unnoticed
Columnist Steve Sailer’s views on genetics and IQ have placed him beyond the pale for bien pensant reviewers
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative