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The pathology of anti-Semitism

2023-04-28T12:06:39+01:00

I 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

The pathology of anti-Semitism2023-04-28T12:06:39+01:00

An Aristocrat’s Smut

2023-04-28T12:07:59+01:00

Legendary bad boy, the Earl of Rochester, wrote sex-fueled verse designed to shock. Read more

An Aristocrat’s Smut2023-04-28T12:07:59+01:00

Ireland’s violent men of peace

2023-04-20T17:55:08+01:00

It was from the Northern Ireland conflict that I first learned how language – like everything else – can be warped utterly. Take the late Martin McGuinness, not to mention

Ireland’s violent men of peace2023-04-20T17:55:08+01:00

Randi Weingarten is the shame of the nation

2023-04-28T12:20:23+01:00

I liked a remark that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made last year. That the most dangerous person for America is not a foreign despot, but our very own Randi

Randi Weingarten is the shame of the nation2023-04-28T12:20:23+01:00

Manchester club badges have nothing to do with slavery

2023-04-28T12:10:13+01:00

WHAT do you do when the demand for offence is greater than the supply? Why, you go scouring the land looking for things to be offended by, of course. Read

Manchester club badges have nothing to do with slavery2023-04-28T12:10:13+01:00

Love That Is Everlasting

2023-04-20T17:57:39+01:00

John Donne’s poem strikes at the heart—with a line that knocks you flat. Read more

Love That Is Everlasting2023-04-20T17:57:39+01:00