Letter from London June 2023
New king, old country
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On the coronation of King Charles III.
Topic: “Britain”
Apr 25, 2023
Mr. Churchill in 1940
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On the prime minister at the outbreak of war.
The media December 2022
Playing the fear card
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On the midterms and the media’s treatment of Liz Truss.
Books May 2022
Only part of the story
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Jun 11, 2020
Two for the road
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On Paddy Leigh Fermor and Jan Morris.
Art March 2020
Baroque is back
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On “British Baroque: Power and Illusion” at Tate Britain, London.
Dec 10, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On liberty, a child prodigy, nouveau-riche nobility & more from the world of culture.
Notes & Comments May 2019
“Massive retaliation”: the only answer
On Roger Scruton’s removal from Britain’s Building Better, Building Beautiful commission.
Features May 2019
Studies in clubbability
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A review of The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age, by Leo Damrosch.