Yoram Hazony
What Anglo-American tradition?
Winners and losers in the history of ideas
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Put the money back into politics
Business and politics rubbed along much better before restrictions were introduced
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
