American Dream
Justification by merit alone?
The American Dream is a national theology foundered on the rocks of race and meritocracy
Beast of Las Vegas
The first title in Yale University’s highly regarded “Jewish Lives” series to be devoted to a murderous scoundrel
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
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taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble