Author Archives: leslie

Homespun Conservatism

Posted on October 11, 2015 by leslie

Homespun Conservatism  Allan Pond assesses a thought provoking thesis Peter King, Keeping Things Close: Essays on the Conservative Disposition (Arktos, 2015; ISBN 978-1-910524-42-8; pp.95 ) The author of this slim volume of essays is described on the back cover as … Continue reading →

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Goons not Guns the Problem

Posted on October 10, 2015 by leslie

Goons not Guns the Problem Ilana Mercer on the evil that men do  The public personas who pass as conservatives are NOT system builders. We know them as conservatives not by their well thought-out, philosophically consistent thinking; but because they’ve staked … Continue reading →

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Wines to take Summer into Autumn

Posted on October 8, 2015 by leslie

Wines to take Summer into Autumn A fine selection of wine and other drinks Among a crop of very fine whites and reds each at a respectable mid-range price, I have here a number of rosés which belie the reputation … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES October 5th 2015

Posted on October 5, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES October 5th 2015 Atlantic Wall, from modernist, Wim Henderickx * Cordelia Williams enchants us with Schumann * The music of Tudor England * ‘Under the Admiral’s Flag’ – the RSNO marches past with the music of a Bohemian bandmaster … Continue reading →

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The Global Village Idiot

Posted on October 4, 2015 by leslie

The Global Village Idiot Ilana Mercer sends the Pope packing In the wake of America’s week-long, Pope Francis bacchanalia, a few column titles suggest themselves: “Benedict, What Have You Wrought?” “The Global Village Idiot.” “Lady Di of the Papacy.” The … Continue reading →

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The Dilemma of Hypermodernity, part one

Posted on October 3, 2015 by leslie

The Dilemma of Hypermodernity, part one  Mark Wegierski espies an escape route for humanity An earlier, academic version of this essay has appeared in “This World: Religion and Public Life” (Culture and Consumption) no. 31 (2000) (New Brunswick, USA and … Continue reading →

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Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf

Posted on October 2, 2015 by leslie

Rudding Park Hotel, Spa and Golf The original building which now houses Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf dates from 1805 – an elegant, large, beautifully symmetrical Georgian house with huge landscaped gardens which offer occluded views of the house. … Continue reading →

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Donald, don’t let FNC shaft America

Posted on September 29, 2015 by leslie

Donald, don’t let FNC shaft America Trump, Mercer, eviscerate Fox Bless Donald Trump. Inadvertently, by just being Donald, Mr. Trump has delivered more good news to liberty lovers. In his bid for the presidency, Mr. Trump is not only threatening … Continue reading →

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Running on Empty

Posted on September 25, 2015 by leslie

Running on Empty Robert Henderson enjoys Derek Turner’s Displacement In his last work Sea Changes Derek Turner presented a large canvas on which he painted both the predicament of the illegal immigrant and a Britain afflicted with a paralysing political … Continue reading →

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Inside Out

Posted on September 22, 2015 by leslie

Inside Out Film Review by Robert Henderson  Main Voice cast: Amy Poehler as Joy Phyllis Smith as Sadness Bill Hader as Fear Lewis Black as Anger Mindy Kaling as Disgust Richard Kind as Bing Bong, Riley’s long forgotten imaginary friend … Continue reading →

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