Columns
Welcome to The Critic
The opinions which govern modern Britain should be seen as such — opinions. We will drag them kicking and screaming into public view
Chronicles of an epic egomaniac
Tackling Harold Bloom
Good companions
Brigitte Macron agitated to be granted the title of Première Dame, hoping to emulate not Yvonne de Gaulle but Jackie Kennedy
Holy baloney
Marcus Walker prays for episcopal consistency
Tawdry roots of a deeply damaging doctrine
The Separation of Powers is one of the worst, and one of the most influential, ideas around
Good luck…
David Goodhart wishes The Critic every success
Small is best
In Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa small nations lead in terms of economic and social development
Moronic inferno
An anonymous academic on campus follies
Why didn’t Greece slide towards the far right?
Greece survived the world’s worst post-2008 economic crisis and the heaviest refugee burden without yielding to far-right populism. Why?
Excl: Former President of Bolivia says he has been “persecuted” by a US-backed “coup”
In a rare interview, Kapil Komireddi and Evo Morales discuss the US election, Elon Musk, and solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn
Correcting the record
Claims in Janine di Giovanni’s article reflect poorly on me professionally and need correcting
Good-bye to All Tat
The Donald, stolen from our hearts
Should the Virgin Mary have had an abortion?
Given modern society’s strident pro-abortion stance and irreligious view of Christmas, it’s a wonder this question hasn’t already been raised
Goodbye to the Gorgoneion
Can we invent myths or are they what make us what we are?
Scars: stories of human resilience
Scars affect how we are seen and are often imbued with negative connotations – but instead of seeing a scar, can we see a story?
Linked but not combined
In sentiment – if not in its detail – the deal echoes Churchill’s vision for Britain and Europe
Islamophobia and the suicide of the West
In our perverse desire to tolerate the intolerable we have succumbed to Christophobia
The life and loves of John Nash
Andy Friend provides a readable account of Nash’s life, but omits important detail about how the artist made others feel