Books
The solipsistic siren
The sexual liberation and unrequited search of Nancy Cunard emblematises 1920s Paris
A game of thrones
Shelley Puhak’s woman-versus-woman rivalry between queens is only part of the story
High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
Surviving the love of a psychopath
Norman Scott gets the last word against the man who raped and plotted to murder him
Bombastic lecture on the evil empire
From the suppression of colonial documents, Caroline Elkins spins a tale of violence
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
The Sexual Revolution has failed Generation X women
More freedom won’t cure the disease
Time for us all to grow up
Why is the modern British novel so terribly earnest and irrepressibly juvenile?
Walking the path of the stupidly rich
Serious Money tracks the excesses and indulgences of those with wealth to burn
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
