Frank Furedi
People Need Borders
Louise Perry reviews Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries, by Frank Furedi
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
Sexy simplicity
For February, try a palette cleanse
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Their transition too (w/ Emma B)
Children are not secondary characters in their parents’ story
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
