The implied fascist
Roland Elliott Brown reviews How to be a Fascist by Michela Murgia
American idealists in hell
Roland Elliott Brown reviews The Russian Job by Douglas Smith
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
