Matt Hanson
Matt Hanson is an art critic who has contributed to The New Yorker, The Smart Set, LA Review of Books and other publications. He tweets @MattHansonAF.
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair