Sensitivity
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
The way forward for conservatives
We must have bold politicians who really believe in the things they promise
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Run from “Rabbits”
Hugo Rifkind’s new novel is like a warm bath turning cold
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Yachts wrong with the world
Donald Trump, whiteness, superyachts and other evils
Could Trump be a world leader?
His sense of his own importance might not be suited to isolationism
Duke of deception
Duke Wolff was a real life Gatsby, a brilliant, flamboyant faker whose lies left a legacy of both devastation and fascination for his children
Lockdowns and the problem with science-based policy
Evidence in politics is great, but what evidence and to what ends?