Robert S. Cairns
Robert S. Cairns has written for The American Spectator and The European Conservative
A nostalgic Scottish Christmas
Comfort and Joy is a feel-good film in dark times
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
