US Politics
The US government’s subversion of Trump, 2016-2020
A new movie pulls together a complex and disturbing story in 90 minutes
Excl: Former President of Bolivia says he has been “persecuted” by a US-backed “coup”
In a rare interview, Kapil Komireddi and Evo Morales discuss the US election, Elon Musk, and solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn
Reflections of a scientific humanist
Michael Shermer’s new book is a collection of skilful elucidations of academic ideas
American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago
Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
The degrading cynicism of Joe Biden
While Trump was firm but measured, Biden’s response was to consistently stoke fear of death
Why free market think tanks are neither evil nor geniuses
Kurt Andersen’s ‘Evil Geniuses’ is a one-sided guide to the imminent future
Batting for Biden: the BBC and the US election
The BBC has been wholly partisan in its coverage of Donald Trump ever since he was elected
American puritanism lives on
Judge not a sext lest your sexts be judged
Hail to the Chief
The expansion of executive power in America
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Nicola Sturgeon and the WhatsApp Group of Secrets
Stern but lovable Scot, Professor Sturgeon, would tell us the whole truth…wouldn’t she?
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
