**Roger Scruton *(1944-2020) was a philosopher, public commentator, and the author of more than forty books, including Notes from Underground and Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left . He specialized in aesthetics with particular attention to music and architecture. He was a fellow...

**Roger Scruton *(1944-2020) was a philosopher, public commentator, and the author of more than forty books, including Notes from Underground and Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left . He specialized in aesthetics with particular attention to music and architecture. He was a fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the British Academy. Douglas Murrayis the bestselling author of six books, including The Madness of Crowds and The Strange Death of Europe *. He is an associate editor at The Spectator.