David Byrne
American Utopia
Facts are overlooked in American Utopia’s HBO concert film to accommodate the systemic white racism narrative
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
The callousness of the virtue signallers
The response to a young singer’s death exposed the cruelty of the self-consciously virtuous
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
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
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them