ICBMs
Two Cheers for Nuclear Proliferation
An obsession with the dangers of proliferation overlooks its positive effects
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
The cost of dissent
Brave women have sacrificed a lot to stand up for their gender critical beliefs
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity