Michael Karam
Michael Karam is the editor of “Tears of Bacchus: A history of winemaking in the Arab World”. He's a journalist and award-winning wine writer. He is a lover of Lebanese food and drink, cigars, whisky and watches.
Our man in Beirut
The “Glorious Dead” are often only “Glorious” when it suits us
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
Who killed the Women’s Equality Party?
Taken over and destroyed by men
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional