James Panero
James Panero is the executive editor of the New Criterion
Studio: The English baroque architecture of New York
Climbing around, looking up, and zooming in: the delights of Beaux-Arts architecture in New York
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
No Kemi, liberalism hasn’t been hacked
Badenoch’s party brought us to this point. It was no accident
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
On the awfulness of liberals
The Lords must put the Leadbeater bill to sleep
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close