Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
From Hegel to Hollywood
Few who sought to understand Hegel have got the gist of the Geist
History hasn’t ended
Francis Fukuyama got it very wrong
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Attack is the best form of defence
The right cannot always be fighting a rearguard action in the culture wars
The callousness of the virtue signallers
The response to a young singer’s death exposed the cruelty of the self-consciously virtuous
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
This vision glorious
Let us allow the glory of Easter to touch our daily lives
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
