Philosopher par excellence
Beyond the breaking glass of his public interventions, Sir Roger Scruton was a peerless intellectual
Cancel culture comes for Dr Seuss
Is the Democratic Party under Joe Biden becoming the party of banning books?
Why Brits should care about what’s happening at the New York Times
The increasingly partisan ways of the New York Times is setting an agenda that UK media outlets like the BBC appear unable to resist
Blueprints for laughter, life, love and belonging
Fiction works on the understanding that none of it really happened; we agree to believe it anyway, says John Self
What can Never Trump learn from the nineteenth century’s Free Soilers?
The pre-Civil War era contains plenty of lessons for contemporary politics
The NI WhatsApp war
Is a trade body being excluded by Ministers because they’ve criticised the NI protocol?
Cyril Mango: A titan of Byzantine studies
The celebrated Byzantinist Cyril Mango died earlier this month; his insight will be keenly missed by enthusiasts of Byzantine studies
Is a victory for freedom of speech in sight?
On the second day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Josephine Bartosch says victory would result in heterodox thinkers breathing a sigh of relief
Fair dinkum dictionary
Jonathon Green wonders if, despite this being a fascinating book, the author has set herself up for defeat
The idealisation of everyday life
Natascha Engel delves into Marc Stears’s new book, and asks: is there anything in here that will help us rebuild the Red Wall without losing our big city majorities?
Nomadland takes the hat-trick
From digital streaming to diversity, Christopher Silvester rounds up the longest ever awards season