Duncan Wu

Fascist, anti-Semite and dupe: the dark side of G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton’s misplaced loyalty to his brother led him to adopt his anti-Semitic views, explains Richard Ingrams — but that doesn’t mitigate the problem

G.K. Chesterton. [Getty Images]

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