Cult
The Critic Books Podcast: Cult writers
How does a writer become a figure of cultish renown?
The cult of the father
A memoir of a family pulled apart by the cult of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Correcting Cass’s critics
Attempts to intellectually discredit the Cass Review have completely failed
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Humza Yousaf, global citizen
Britain needs one, and only one, foreign policy
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
