Sir Eric Anderson
The best of Heads
Sir Eric Anderson employed the best and let them get on with it
The disarming power of restraint
He showed how the essential prerequisite for greatness is humility
Nikolai Kapustin, Alfred Schnittke: Cello Concertos (Capriccio)
I can imagine Kapustin in the background, smiling at his piano, during this breath-taking revival
A circuit break to the consensus
Does Starmer attacking government policy make it harder or easier for Tory rebels?
A series of unfortunate cancellations
Has the vanguard of wokeism taken over the realm of academic publishing?
Time flies, relatively speaking
The older you are, the quicker you count out a minute
Libertarians and progressives are too irresponsible for freedom
Authoritarianism is the perverse outcome of irresponsible forms of libertarianism and progressivism
Trump is losing. Last night’s ugly debate won’t change that
The president’s theatrics won’t persuade the voters he needs
Making sense of evil
Forced to flee her native Germany, Hannah Arendt is finally celebrated there in a major exhibition
Food for Thought
The saga of the Rex Whistler restaurant and Tate Britain
Why are our leaders so useless?
We look in vain for direction or hope from the leaders of tomorrow
Year’s mind: James Small and the 1995 Rugby World Cup
ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win