Whose fault is acting essentialism?

In the continual absence of metaphysics, life – shaped for many years by the pursuit of comfort – is now defined by the avoidance of death.

Author Flannery O’Connor has returned from the dead to bring gender equality to cancel culture

Mark Le Fanu goes to the Musée Nissim de Camondo, the Marmottan, and the Musée Antoine Bourdelle

The Ballad of Mauthausen ranks among the most beautiful music ever written about the Nazi Holocaust

Being an old-style radical is not winning me many friends – but I’m staying put

Scottish Government advisers are using misleading data to promote Scottish exceptionalism

Louise Perry reviews Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries, by Frank Furedi

Natascha Engel reviews How Innovation Works, by Matt Ridley

Public healthcare needs public accountability