Cancel Culture
Is it time for the honours system to go?
From the questionable calibre of candidates to clandestine cancellations, Michael Collins queries the future of this (not so) honourable tradition
McCarthyism, Cancel Culture and the new woke agenda
J. C. D. Clark reveals how Alan Dershowitz’s book is a nostalgic defence of the ‘American dream’ and of American exceptionalism
Schools must fight to defend freedom of expression
The cowardice of senior staff at Batley Grammar should be a lesson to all educationalists about the importance of defending open discussion
Schools gone woke: a view from America
In a warning to teachers around the world, one American teacher opens up about the invasion of woke orthodoxy in the education sector
Why are great writers such awful people?
In the wake of renewed controversy over Philip Roth’s treatment of women, Nigel Jones asks whether there is a link between creative genius and sexual unorthodoxy
Make a bonfire of Dr Seuss
Titania McGrath on how book burning is the only way to defeat fascism
Cancel culture comes for Dr Seuss
Is the Democratic Party under Joe Biden becoming the party of banning books?
The Mumford memory hole
The parallels between the latest incident of cancel culture and George Orwell’s 1984 are uncanny
Star Wars goes woke
Racist cats in racist hats, Star Wars goes woke and a quick guide to cancelling a conservative
Moping about Muppets: Another humiliation for Disney
The Muppet Show’s widened appeal has become Disney’s Achilles’ heel as the puppet show becomes the latest victim of cancel culture
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them
Nicola Sturgeon and the WhatsApp Group of Secrets
Stern but lovable Scot, Professor Sturgeon, would tell us the whole truth…wouldn’t she?
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
A substantial and growing minority of Americans hate both presidential candidates
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Entering the populist Pyongyang
Your correspondent watches the far right debate immigration — but will he go native?
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
