McCarthyism, Cancel Culture and the new woke agenda
J. C. D. Clark reveals how Alan Dershowitz’s book is a nostalgic defence of the ‘American dream’ and of American exceptionalism
Mapping the Blob
The Long March draws together evidence that we half knew but shied away from
Learning from History
Despite Coronavirus, some things will never change
Why they rebel…
J. C. D. Clark delves into Extinction Rebellion’s new pamphlet in search of something more
The unhappy iconoclast of the Right
J. C. D Clark reviews Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier by D. W. Hayton
Breaking the Knee
The story of a man who once held his hand to the Olympic fire
Marble Ah.
The new Marble Arch reminds me of that Cristiano Ronaldo statue
Fantastic life of Brian
Over these past months, one has lost count of the number of humble showbiz folk selflessly going to the trouble of taking photos/videos of themselves being jabbed
Activism works
If this stuttery, scatterbrained autist can become an activist, there really is no excuse for anybody else
What does “religious literacy” mean for free speech?
The APPG on Religion in the Media’s report into “religious literacy” in the media is deeply flawed in its understanding of Islam in particular
An interview with the Prime Minister of Montenegro
The bullish but beleaguered PM has more enemies at home than he does abroad
America first
No one can sensibly doubt that American primacy is much more agreeable to us than Chinese hegemony
No No Nadhim
With a Johnson lockdown easing, terms & conditions apply
All the world’s a stage
For Boris there’s no difficulty transitioning from panel shows to PMQs
Turning students into weapons
The control of free speech at universities is a first step on a path towards totalitarianism