Sympathy, when excessive, moves toward sentimental condescension and eventually disdain- when insincere, it becomes unctuously hypocritical- and when associated with loose thinking, it is a bad guide to policy and frequently has disastrous results - Theodore Dalrymple http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_2_otbie-sympathy.html
A Mundane Comedy is Dominic Kelleher's new book, which will be published in mid 2024. The introduction is available here and further extracts will appear on this site and on social media in the coming months.