University Challenged
Turning students into weapons
The control of free speech at universities is a first step on a path towards totalitarianism
Moronic inferno
An anonymous academic on campus follies
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
Dial S for screen time
These middle-class tweens being forbidden phones have had iPads since they were six
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Unobtrusively superlative
A quietly brilliant Chelsea staple where the food practically tap dances off the fork
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
