Books

Britain’s little Hitlers

Richard Griffiths reviews Failed Führers, by Graham Macklin

Too much of a maverick

Andrew Roberts reviews Haldane, by John Campbell

Matters of life and death

John Self reviews Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams, and The End of Me by Alfred Hayes

Spuds with everything

Potatoes were hyped as the key to a well-nourished populace by the European intelligentsia in the 1700s

Passing the Tebbit test

Dominic Lawson reviews 10,000 Not Out: The History of The Spectator, 1828-2020 by David Butterfield

Jane’s profound piety

Jeremy Black reviews Jane Austen: Writing, Society, Politics, by Tom Keymer

Decline of the sclerotic West

Richard Reinsch reviews The Decadent Society, by Ross Douthat

Pretty prose and ugly reality

Review: “Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World” by Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman

Decadence in the time of corona: A conversation with Ross Douthat

The New York Times columnist updates his arguments for a country rocked by pandemic and protest

Grasping for the divine

The church has lost its way but our need for lasting purpose remains