James Le Fanu
James Le Fanu is a doctor, columnist and historian of science and medicine. He tweets at @JamesLeFanu
Flying fiends
The wasp may be hated, but you’d be amazed by its intelligence
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
The warp and weft of women’s history
This synthesising project downplays the variety of experience amongst ancient women
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low