Richard Hanania
The return of Spencerian liberalism
Richard Hanania is a figure of fun for many, but he represents a broader return to liberalism’s sinister origins
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Of course the culture wars matter
It is people who trivialise them who are not taking politics seriously
Equal opportunities fleecing
This blinkered trade’s endless thwarting of talented homosexuals has gone on too long
So, farewell then Humza
One man was very impressed with Humza Yousaf’s resignation speech
Every argument for Israel
Answering the case against Israel point-by-point
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was
Plain English by committee
The effect of the Woolf reforms was to replace one set of legal jargon with another
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
Resistance is futile
Acceptance can be an act of protest. Not a submissive, passive surrender.
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
