It Is True That Some Liberals And

In The Deep Night Of Metaphysics, All Cats Look Black.

Most Poetry In The Modern Age Has Retreated To The Private Sphere, Turning Its Back On The Political Realm.

We Face A Conflict Between Civilisation And Culture, Which Used To Be On The Same Side. Civilisation Means Rational Reflection, Material Wellbeing, Individual Autonomy And Ironic Self-doubt; Culture Means A Form Of Life That Is Customary, Collective, Passionate, Spontaneous, Unreflective And Arational.

I Liked Early Amis A Lot, But I Stopped Reading Him Some Time Ago. I Admire Hitchens On Literary Topics - I Think He Is Very Astute. Mcewan, I Read A Bit. But I Suppose It's More The Ideological Phenomenon That They Represent Together That Interests Me.

It Is Capitalism, Not Marxism, That Trades In Futures.