Book Review
The layers of ancient Rome
Emperors existed at the intersection of many seeming incompatibilities
Searching for sense amid chaos
What makes Traditionalism controversial and alien is also what makes it important
Putin’s assault on Russian memory
Nowhere is the weaponisation of history greater than in today’s Russia
Is the age of the Secret Service over?
Intelligence was more important than the individuals who risked their lives providing it
Refuting the flat Earth fallacy
This rollicking adventure indicts lazy and self-satisfied readings of the past
The intoxicating fizz of success
English wines add something unique to the world’s spectrum of flavours
A genius, a journalist and a little gem
A bit of lucky timing cannot be begrudged
The wellspring of woke
The right should stop “owning the libs” and focus on state power
The elephant in the avant-garde
The totalitarian trend in Modernism demands acknowledgement
The conservative case for socialism?
Sohrab Ahmari’s anti-business prescriptions fail to convince
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
It’s an amazing paradox that something as tawdry as opera can produce such a pure expression of what it is to be human
What Britain should learn from Singaporean healthcare
How Singapore spends less and sees better outcomes
