Language
Don’t mind your language
There is bugger-all to celebrate. So create a rich vocabulary of despondency
A doctor’s rites
Theodore Dalrymple reveals how the choice of words in medical obituaries are important
I think therefore I speak very carefully
The law, philosophy and words for male and female
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Best bets for Cheltenham
My racing tips for Cheltenham
Their transition too (w/ Emma B)
Children are not secondary characters in their parents’ story
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
