Classics
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Bringing the Bacchae to the bush
Chula finds a cultural confidence in Malawi that is lacking in the contemporary West
Oldies made the best holiday companions
A trio of 20th century novels each offer a different desideratum for the discerning lounger
Modern echoes of ancient history
Stephen Kershaw may have taken accessibility too far in his classical account
Murders for January
While away the winter with would-be classics
Woke: the oldest profession
The modern hegemony of the “liberal professions” has become one of the principal challenges to liberal democracy
Murders for August
What masterpieces hide on tired and musty shelves?
Goodbye to the Gorgoneion
Can we invent myths or are they what make us what we are?
Medusa and toxic femininity
In reply to A Classicist’s response to ‘The Mirror of #MeToo’
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone