J K Rowling
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
J.K. Rowling is honest, not “nasty”
Attempts to discredit the author are increasingly pathetic
“You’re a fella, Harry”
In praise of responsible adults
The silence of women
Shouldn’t a talk show host be good at listening?
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
Murders for May
A deadly mixture of reprints and new releases
Putin up with cancel culture
In the end, you have to ignore the haters. Or shoot them
When bad reviews attack
Book reviews are not the preserve of the literary dilettantes — they have real power
D stands for disgrace
He’ll start the defeat from right here
Pushing the boundaries
The map of the world is likely to be redrawn, thanks to the decline of post war Pax Americana, an expansionist Russia and China, and the push for ethnic sovereignty
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
How I came to live in Looking-Glass House
How it feels to be exiled over political disagreement
Bedazzling
Nigel Farage takes centre stage and everyone else is sidelined
War, peace, and architecture in Munster
A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture
The Conservatives must learn from their failures
Our failure was predictable and must not be repeated
Reject Naominomics
Ideas like Naomi Klein’s are bad for the economy (and for the environment)
“Safe and legal routes” is a dangerous cliché
Parties should be challenged to be clear on what they mean
The new Stalinism?
Far left tactics are shifting in a more centralised, disruptive direction
Is fat a feminist issue?
Accepting your body is a selective exercise for some progressives
