The Poet Who Captured Immortality
brett2023-05-12T15:27:58+01:00Stephen Spender was not a great poet. But he came close to greatness when he wrote about those who were. Read more
The cost of mass migration
brett2023-05-05T11:22:42+01:00The small boats in the Channel are the most visible symbol of the system being broken. But the tens of thousands coming across this way are the mere tip of
What happened to Jordan Neely is a city’s failure to police subways and treat mentally ill
brett2023-05-05T11:27:47+01:00Before going any further let’s just say what every New Yorker knows. The city’s subway is unsafe. Every New Yorker knows it. Every New Yorker talks about it. Everyone has
he Guardian has called everything from gardening to the countryside racist – but the real problem is themselves
brett2023-05-05T11:20:23+01:00Nothing good about our nation can exist without being denounced as “racist” by The Guardian. Yet it is The Guardian’s own behaviour that can be seen as “racist”. Read more
Shakespeare’s Lesser Known Masterpiece
brett2023-05-05T11:46:58+01:00The song from the poet’s play ‘Cymbeline’ inspires both joy—and sorrow. Read more
The pathology of anti-Semitism
brett2023-04-28T12:06:39+01:00I am afraid that it is the nature of anti-Semitism that it is ineradicable. It can be subdued, and it can be called out, but it cannot be ended ‘once
Can Joe Biden even last four years? If not, it’s awful Kamala Harris
brett2023-04-28T12:04:38+01:00In perhaps the least inspiring video message of all time, the 80-year-old President announced his candidacy. Read more
What’s she been smoking? The absurdity of Hochul banning cigarettes but legalizing pot
brett2023-05-05T11:48:38+01:00You may be in favor of that, or you may not. But here is something I cannot understand: If the sale of tobacco products is to be made illegal, what
An Aristocrat’s Smut
brett2023-04-28T12:07:59+01:00Legendary bad boy, the Earl of Rochester, wrote sex-fueled verse designed to shock. Read more