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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
