Books
Elegy for a lost world
Homework: A Memoir by Geoff Dyer
Are we really “post-literate” now?
Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines, but better books need publicity
Murders for August
A massive melange of murder mysteries
Books to transport you
Works perfect for holiday reading — you can be in two places at once
How dangerous is Huawei?
It’s not just a technology company
Why conservatives should read more fiction
Conservatism can be fun and imaginative as well as insightful
Poet, artist, tantric Christian
William Blake opposed the dreary image of the God of reason via a “reexpanded imagination”
It is right to question psychiatry
A new book makes a brave attempt to confront the abuses of psychiatric treatment
Allies and enemies
A fascinating if flawed dual biography
What nation, whose interests?
The struggle for “democratisation” might achieve the opposite of its apparent aims
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Don’t expand the Equality Act
Labour should not expand the Equality Act — it will hit the poor hardest
Gradually, then suddenly
You don’t expect everything to change until it does
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?