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In defence of conspiracy theories
Daniel Miller says conspiracy theories should be treated and judged like any theory
American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago
Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach
The comings and goings of “Club Cupido”
Dominic Hilton recalls the cast of characters at a Buenos Aires club de barrio
The death of the DVD commentary
How the rise of streaming platforms has killed home entertainment
Harrumphing and hot air
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s polemic against coronavirus lockdowns is “a stale little bonbon”
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
Churches say Welsh lockdown is unlawful
Christians leaders have launched a judicial review against the Welsh Assembly
Why we’re fighting the Welsh lockdown
The life which we must preserve is not just that of the body, but of the soul also
Medusa and toxic femininity
In reply to A Classicist’s response to ‘The Mirror of #MeToo’
How to be anti-woke without being weird
There is a thin but vital line to tread
Drill music’s token freedoms
Defences of free expression have become hopelessly unprincipled
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Communication breakdown
Young journalists will learn nothing from this drivel
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
