Book Review
Wandsworth’s white-collar clubmen
Alexander Larman reviews A Bit of a Stretch: The Diaries of a Prisoner by Chris Atkins
Insight of a prolix pluralist
Christopher Bray reviews The Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin by Johnny Lyons
He was right all along
Michael Bentley reviews The Englightenment that Failed by Jonathon Israel
P is for Plum Pudding
Jonathon Green reviews A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders
Picturing Colonial Africa
Alexander Adams reviews Postcards from Africa: Photographs of the Colonial Era, by Christraud M. Geary
Of mice and writing advice
Tibor Fischer reviews Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
Inveterate ignoramus
Christopher Bray reviews History and Imperialism by Louis Althusser
Riotous tale of a vivid life, superbly lived
Alexander Larman reviews Lady in Waiting: My extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown, by Anne Glenconner
Can hurt feelings trump free speech?
Douglas Murray reviews What Snowflakes Get Right: Free Speech, Truth and Equality on Campus by Ulrich Baer
Speaking power to truth
Patrick Porter reviews The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
Migrant wars
Armed militias and pro-immigrant groups battle it out in Trump Wall land
Culture Coaches
As The Critic enters into the podcasting business, Dominic Green surveys the world of motivational, self-affirming podcasts
Calculated absurdity
I want to listen to music that sounds like the dumb hopefulness of being young that I once couldn’t wait to rid myself of, says Sarah Ditum
The new model Brexit Party
“We are the new radicals” claimed Nigel Farage, as he launched his Contract with the People
Fun and danger at the Fair
‘I need antique fairs like a junkie needs a needle’
The free speech crisis at Britain’s universities
The massive left-wing bias on campus is putting conservative students at risk