Book Review
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Making the case for liberalism
Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal