Ross Douthat
Decadence in the time of corona: A conversation with Ross Douthat
The New York Times columnist updates his arguments for a country rocked by pandemic and protest
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
Sexy simplicity
For February, try a palette cleanse
