Christopher Hitchens
Biography and the perils of possessive families
Nigel Jones, a chastened practitioner of writing biographies, warns that writing someone’s life can be a dangerous venture
Ghost of a Contrarian: Christopher Hitchens’s ‘Letters’ Revisited
Letters to a Young Contrarian: a twentieth century retrospective by a man who saw himself as a sixties radical
Is Saul Bellow Martin Amis’s true father?
Reviews of Martin Amis’s new book prove that the best questions are the ones that no one asks
Angels still sitting on my shoulder
Douglas Murray discusses the importance of intellectual mentors and reveals two who continue to guide him
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
How should Christian organisations respond to illegal migration?
It is wrong to think that Christianity demands that we open our borders