Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher is a novelist, critic and journalist
A madman’s guide to Wagner
You don’t have to be crazy to enjoy Wagner, but it helps
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement