James Innes-Smith
Anthology of asininity
Lisa Hilton finds it hard to imagine that this guide will be of actual use to anyone at all
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Schrödinger’s Culture War
Is it a myth or a tremendous success?
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Is cricket growing up and leaving home?
In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
