C.C. Corn
C.C. Corn is an historian and writer on China and Asia.
In the court of the Mughal emperor
Why remember the embarrassing first steps of a giant?
The long shadow of the Great Helmsman
Frank Dikötter’s China is perpetually over-leveraged, over-producing and overdue a bust
Tough on the causes of non-crime
A warm welcome back to non-crime hate incidents
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
Schoenberg’s morning and night
Arnold Schoenberg: Expressionist Music (Orchid)
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Britain must not overregulate AI
Staying competitive in the modern world depends on balancing its opportunities and its risks
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Degrees of scepticism
Overseas students never came to Britain so they could bring their children, it’s a coincidence
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Europe invaded
We must heed the warnings from Hungary and Poland about migration