Author Archives: leslie

Strangeways Remembered

Posted on April 9, 2015 by leslie

Strangeways Remembered Bill Hartley recalls the notorious prison riot  Twenty five years ago in April 1990 the worst riot in British penal history took place at Manchester’s Strangeways prison. Much has been written about the event notably the report by … Continue reading →

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Get off Your Knees, Gov. Pence! (You’re not in a Gay Bathhouse)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by leslie

Get off your Knees, Gov. Pence! (You’re not in a Gay Bathhouse)  Ilana Mercer enlists in the culture wars Pretend the U.S. is as free as the Founding Fathers intended it to be. In this authentically (and classically) liberal America, … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, April Edition

Posted on March 31, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, April Edition The QR reviews Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius – and interviews conductor, Ronald Corp, who conducted the performance at St. John’s, Smith Square, with the London Chorus, on 26th March “This is the best of me…” … Continue reading →

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The “We Need to Have a Conversation” Malarkey

Posted on March 29, 2015 by leslie

The “We Need to Have a Conversation” Malarkey Ilana Mercer deconstructs a liberal take on immigration You know just how scholarly a policy paper is when it is studded with a clichéd expression like “we need to have a conversation … Continue reading →

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The Grotesquely Stalinist FDR

Posted on March 23, 2015 by leslie

The Grotesquely Stalinist FDR Ilana Mercer debunks a still iconic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is not the man to quote in support of the market economy. He was, after all, the president who gave America the assault on free-market capitalism … Continue reading →

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Some outstanding wine selections

Posted on March 20, 2015 by leslie

Some outstanding wine selections March 2015 I have two each of sparkling, red, white wines and spirits to recommend in this column; the common theme being excellence and value. One of the sparkling and red choices are both more for … Continue reading →

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Nazi Germany, some conflicting perspectives

Posted on March 16, 2015 by leslie

Nazi Germany, some conflicting perspectives Richard Evans rounds off his recent contribution to Third Reich studies Richard J Evans, The Third Reich in History and Memory, Little, Brown, London, 2015, 483 pp, £25 The Third Reich in History and Memory … Continue reading →

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Silence; we’re studying for our pregnancy test

Posted on March 15, 2015 by leslie

  Silence; we’re studying for our pregnancy test Ilana Mercer deplores the stupidity of Generation Y “Silence; We’re Studying for Our Pregnancy Test”, (2008), “Your Kids: Dumb, Difficult and Dispensable” (2010), “Higher Education Is A Hard Row To Ho” (2014): … Continue reading →

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The “Flying Salzburger”

Posted on March 15, 2015 by leslie

The “Flying Salzburger” Stoddard Martin considers the enigma that was Zweig Among German-language authors of the first half of the 20th century Stefan Zweig is now being re-positioned near the top. Some contemporaries saw him as in ‘the first rank … Continue reading →

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Paleocons vs. Neocons in Board War Gaming

Posted on March 11, 2015 by leslie

Paleocons vs. Neocons in Board War Gaming Mark Wegierski reports on the curious world of conflict simulations There are in America, Canada, and most Western countries today, a large number of what could be called “geek subgenres.” Apart from a … Continue reading →

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