Daniel Barnes
Daniel Barnes is an American expat trying to make sense of the world through history, religion and a little melodrama.
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
An array of civilised music
Walter Kaufmann: 3rd piano concerto, 3rd symphony &c. (CPO)
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action