Author Archives: leslie

Leipzig in Musical History

Posted on May 1, 2018 by leslie

Leipzig in Musical History  Tony Cooper takes a musical heritage trip to Leipzig Leipzig is certainly a city rich in musical history. For a start, Richard Wagner was born here. But if Wagner was closely associated with Leipzig so was Felix … Continue reading →

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Better Orbán than Corbyn

Posted on April 30, 2018 by leslie

Better Orbán than Corbyn by Ilana Mercer It’s difficult to feel sorry for liberals when they reap the whirlwind that they sow. A middle-aged woman, who campaigned against the deportation of migrants from her native Sweden, was raped by the very … Continue reading →

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What Hope for Canadian Conservatism?

Posted on April 29, 2018 by leslie

What Hope for Canadian Conservatism?  by Mark Wegierski Donald Trump is currently renegotiating Free Trade with Canada. Over 80% of Canada’s trade is with the United States; and probably over 80% of the population detests him. Canada’s armed forces are … Continue reading →

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Whither Ukraine?

Posted on April 29, 2018 by leslie

Whither Ukraine? THE FOURTH REPUBLIC: Why Europe Needs Ukraine and Why Ukraine Needs Europe, Borys Lozhkin, Kyiv: Novyj Druk, 2016, reviewed by Stoddard Martin It is a principle nearly unarguable in the capitalist West that the ‘shock therapy’ delivered by … Continue reading →

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Stuart Adamson, RIP

Posted on April 23, 2018 by leslie

Stuart Adamson, RIP The lead vocalist of Big Country, born in 1958  

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Whiteout

Posted on April 23, 2018 by leslie

Whiteout by Ilana Mercer An “aging white population [is] speeding [up] diversity,” blared a headline in The Hill. A clear case of confusing cause-and-effect. In fact, whites are dying-out because minorities are thriving. The Hill headline should have read: “Could speeding … Continue reading →

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Manifesto for the Earth

Posted on April 23, 2018 by leslie

Manifesto for the Earth Mark Wegierski envisages the convergence of ecology and traditionalism What would be the policy implications of a radical ecological stance? There would presumably have to be rationing of water, of “petrochem” (resulting in the near-elimination of … Continue reading →

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Oper Leipzig, The Ring

Posted on April 21, 2018 by leslie

Oper Leipzig, The Ring Wagner:The Ring of the Nibelung, Oper Leipzig, from 11th April 2018, directed by Rosamund Gilmore, conducted by Ulf Schirmer, reviewed by TONY COOPER Leipzig is rich in musical history. Richard Wagner was born here, Felix Bartholdy … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Opera

Posted on April 18, 2018 by leslie

Reflections on Opera What Opera Means: Categories and Case-Studies, Christopher Wintle, edited by Kate Hopkins, Boydell & Brewer, 2018, 288 pp, pb., £15.99, reviewed by STODDARD MARTIN Books on opera abound. Books on Wagner, alone, are said to be as … Continue reading →

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Trashing Populism

Posted on April 17, 2018 by leslie

Trashing Populism by Ilana Mercer To say that academic elites don’t like ordinary folks is to state the obvious. To them, Lanford, Illinois—the fictional, archetypal, working-class town, made famous by Roseanne and Dan Conner—is not to be listened to, but … Continue reading →

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