Ayn Rand
The curious cult of the friend of fascism
Ayn Rand’s vile philosophy was one of the crudest ever to be taken seriously, but attracts the devotion of fundamentalists for whom she could do no wrong
Misappropriating motherhood
La Leche League and the pornification of breastfeeding
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
The future is blue
With Corbynite leadership and conservative members, Unite embodies Labour’s identity crisis
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
Torygeddon
The Conservatives face an extinction level election, but there’s still time for some prehistoric bloodletting
