Kevin D. Williamson has a people problem
The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics by Kevin D. Williamson reviewed
Ben Sixsmith
Monday
Friday
The Bermans of America
David Berman used language as an instrument and as a tool, abhorring his father’s use of it as a weapon
Sunday
I’m a prisoner of Kanye West’s homeless camp
Life inside the rapper’s low-income housing units
Sunday
Can the Brexit party survive Brexit?
From our UK edition
You have to admit that Brexit party MEPs have a fun job. Imagine turning up to work to insult your colleagues, ridicule your duties and still collect a pay cheque. As I am fortunate enough to enjoy my work, though, I don’t think it is jealousy that makes me find at least some of their
Tuesday
The Spectator USA guide to eating bugs
Are we too antsy about the meat we eat?
Saturday
Trump joins the A$AP Mob
A$AP Rocky needs help, so of course the celebrity-addicted president is stepping in
Thursday
Poles apart | 18 July 2019
From our UK edition
Have you ever seen a Pole on British television? Poles are the biggest immigrant group in Britain, numbering between 900,000 and one million, so you might think they would be all over the TV. But no, there are hardly any. There is a Polish character on Coronation Street, who might turn out to be a
Tuesday
The bizarre, normal death of Bianca Devins
If her killer is exceptional, it is in his pathetic keenness to make this a point of pride
Wednesday
Sure, cancel student debt. Then cancel college
Higher education has been massively devalued over the past decade
Thursday
The case for locking Joe Biden in a cupboard
Attention campaign staffers
Saturday
Nish Kumar is Jo Brand’s most obnoxious defender
From our UK edition
We are all aware that Jo Brand saying battery acid would be a more appropriate liquid than milkshakes to throw at people was a joke. It was a bad joke, but it was a joke. We are all aware that the chances of a Radio 4 listener hearing the joke and being inspired to hurl
Monday
Is Desmond amazing?
What kind of influences are child drag queens being exposed to?
Tuesday
Why pro wrestling is great Americana
We are fascinated with the conflict between ‘kayfabe’ and real life
Monday
Why do terrorists attack houses of worship?
Faith, unlike bodies and buildings, cannot be destroyed
Saturday
Keep the modernists away from the Notre-Dame restoration
Reconstructions should aim to recreate and not transform the earlier style
Wednesday
Being ‘Not-Trump’ is not enough
In 2020, Democrats have to offer something more
Monday
Could Tom Wolfe have invented the Jussie Smollett story?
The Smollett story is so perfectly Wolfeian I wouldn’t be all that surprised if somebody told me it was his last unfinished book
Saturday
What’s behind Britain’s obsession with video games?
From our UK edition
It is bad form to be a killjoy when it comes to gaming, so I will start by saying that there is nothing essentially wrong with it. Everyone has to relax, and there are more damaging forms of relaxation like drink, drugs and arguing with strangers on social media. About half of Britons game, playing
Monday
The dark extremism of the ‘extremely online’
From our UK edition
The killing of 49 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, was a very modern massacre. Pacing through the Mosque, the terrorist live-streamed his killings in the style of Call of Duty, with a head-mounted camera that allowed his viewers to see the world from his deranged point of view. The terrorist was the most loathsome
Friday
How to be a right-wing performance artist
Jacob Wohl, Laura Loomer and Ali Alexander are the true heirs to Andy Kauffman
