John Maier
John Maier is a writer living in London. In 2019, he was named BBC Student Critic of the Year
Slow death of the know-it-all
Peter Burke’s new book helpfully provokes the reader to think about the proper place of a broad education in an age unfriendly to polymathy
Nationalised bedtime?
The nanny state is not the solution for the problem of irresponsible parenting
BDS is a mask for hate
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement denies the right of Israel to exist, and public bodies have no business supporting it
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making