work by Michel de Montaigne
In The Critic, Dalrymple takes aim at the concept of self-esteem, arguing that if there is any connection between litter in Britain and self-esteem, it is that the litterer has grossly inflated self-e
The most complex of female relationships is thrown into sharp relief in this moving series of essaysRachel Aviv has a profound interest in the vagaries of human psychology: Strangers to Ourselves, her
In The Telegraph, Dalrymple argues that the ideology behind the Valdo Calocane case—the belief that every hospitalisation is a defeat for humanity and that compulsory treatment is inherently prejudici
Writing in Taki’s Magazine, Dalrymple reflects on the police response to the murder of politician Ann Widdecombe and how the force’s transparent lie that there was “nothing to sugges
In The Critic, Dalrymple examines a BMJ report on harassment in the NHS that declares racism a persistent reality while quietly presenting statistics showing that white doctors are assaulted more freq
Such a HUGE honour and thrill to have Theodore Dalrymple with us today! 🥰 pic.twitter.com/B6tPjuwFvK — Katharine Birbalsingh (@Miss_Snuffy) March 4, 2026 In City Journal, Dalrymple writes about
In The American Conservative, Dalrymple puzzles over the golden orioles in his French garden—fewer this year—and the extraordinary mystery of how their migratory behaviour could have evolved, finding
In The American Conservative, Dalrymple contemplates the picture-perfect Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and finds himself uneasy at its very perfection. I suspect that you might feel never
