Anything goes

Theodore Dalrymple's work focuses on the moral decay of modern culture and the pernicious effect of political correctness on society. Anything Goes is a collection of some of his finest work written between 2005 and 2009 for New English Review.
The reader of this book is in for an intellectual feast for Dr. Dalrymple takes us on multi-level tours all of them thought-provoking. There is a tour of Europe with reflections on everything from art to arsonists, the joys of borderless travel to the losses that come from the neglect of cultural identities. And then there is the tour of the dysfunctional politics of Western societies, with their efforts to make life free of pain which wind up making it empty of purpose, with terrible consequences. Finally there is the tour of the soul, its mysteries, the evil which so many pretend does not exist but manifests itself in ways small and great--Dalrymple, who spent years in Africa, gives us a glimpse into Rwanda's heart of darkness where friendly, normal people turned into remorseless monsters on a dime.