Freddy Adu
The curse of the Next Big Thing label
Picking sport’s winners and losers when they are so young is a mug’s game
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
