Joseph Stalin
The poor relation of the art world
All over Europe traditional figurative art, particularly from the nineteenth century, is being shunted to the corners of museums — and eventually removed from view
Stalin’s last laugh
Joseph Stalin has been recast in Russia not as a bloodsoaked tyrant, but as a strong, effective leader
Is the situation in Ukraine comparable to the siege of Leningrad?
There are more similarities than differences
No blueprint for Putin’s War
The lesson of the Soviet-Finnish War warns us against misunderstanding a war in progress
Like Stalin, like Putin
Putin is having his Stalin moment, and may regret it
Castigating Britain
Could an editor not rescue Jonathan Haslam’s new book from triteness?
Marxist Magic Realism
How Soviet society, gripped by political correctness, descended into madness
Why the Voice failed
The Australian establishment has been too focused on symbolic gestures rather than practical change
Why this new book will pass unnoticed
Columnist Steve Sailer’s views on genetics and IQ have placed him beyond the pale for bien pensant reviewers
You can’t judge a book by its cover
All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue
An array of civilised music
Walter Kaufmann: 3rd piano concerto, 3rd symphony &c. (CPO)
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
Why the Intellectual Dark Web has failed
Internet ideologues have yet to formulate a coherent vision to turn their ideas into action
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
