Nuns
Isabella Leonarda; A portrait (Brilliant Classics)
Passion and originality blossom behind the walls of the cloister
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires Diary 8.0
Dominic Hilton meets a nun on national day and tries an Argentine MRI
Land of slippery slopes
Does anybody really believe assisted suicide will stop at the terminally ill?
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
Sports inequity
Modern academia wants us to believe six impossible things before breakfast
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
