Tom Hodgkinson is the founder and editor of The Idler and the bestselling author of How to be
Idle How to be Free The Idle Parent and Brave Old World. In 2011 he and his partner Victoria
launched the Idler Academy of Philosophy Husbandry and Merriment a business which offers
online and real-world courses in the liberal arts and practical skills from philosophy and
ukulele to business skills and singing. For a weekly update of news and comment from the world
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