Peter Burke
Discussing Magic
Jeremy Black reviews The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment, by Michael Hunter
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
