Politician
Have we lost our minds?
Our shallow and insincere public discourse pales by comparison to the bitter, but profound, politics of the Edwardian era
Carlos and Me
Following Carlos Menem’s recent passing, David Smith remembers his relationship with the bold and cunning politician
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Green in name only
The Green Party doesn’t understand the realities of rural life