Why conservatives shouldn’t migrate to Gab
If Gab’s ideal of freedom is defined by Christian Reconstructionists and fascist philosophers, then free speech will be the means, rather than the end, of the reconstruction of social media
Building a New Jerusalem in Idaho
R. J. Rushdoony’s followers have made more plausible than ever before his vision of the American future
Celebrating the cycle of life
The universal realities of life, love and death are at the core of the strength of the monarchy
High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
The Sexual Revolution has failed Generation X women
More freedom won’t cure the disease
Cancelled at Cannes
Sidelining the creator of a national movement is pure, unashamed revisionism
Aujourd hui, Boris ne regrette rien
Boris bitterly regrets that his actions have consequences
Allan Pettersson: Barefoot songs (BIS)
Sweden scorned the composer who could have been its greatest
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Welcome returns for three Irish writers
Why is the publishing industry so obsessed with debuts?
Literary festivals: sheer hell in a tent
To make people laugh for an hour is good business sense — but it says nothing about writing, or creativity, or art
Those we love, and those we love to hate
Sweet dreams are made of this
Apocalypse soon?
Civilisations always rise and fall — ours is no exception