Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball is Editor and Publisher of the New Criterion and President and Publisher of Encounter Books. He tweets at @rogerkimball
Searching for a radical alternative
Two new titles join a burgeoning chorus of populist lament
Quaffing the cup that cheers
Readers should savour this book, as you might one of the delectable bottles that compose the enticing strophe of the book’s narrative
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
Against the imaginary conservative friend
Left-wing and liberal journalists should stop appealing to “true” conservatism
Remembering an Agatha Christ-mas
What maintains our fascination with the worlds of Agatha Christie?
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring