From the NS archive: Reflections on the literary life
12 August 1950: Gradually I came to realise that the reviews that a writer receives are less his business than…
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From the NS archive: Make no mistake – this is Reagan’s foreign policy
5 December 1986: Christopher Hitchens reports that below the tumult of “Irangate” we are witnessing true Reaganism abroad.
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From the NS archive: The day Saigon fell
5 May 1975: As the Viet Cong pour into the city, the Americans fly out.
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From the NS archive: Europe and Afghanistan
28 January 1928: Afghanistan was a backward country. It is becoming a modern state.
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From the NS archive: Fear
25 September 1954: “You are American. You are not afraid of what may happen the way we others are afraid.”…
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From the NS archive: Rationing the nation
6 January 1917: How to make sure everyone got their fair share of dwindling resources.
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From the NS archive: Cool Britannia’s big chill
10 April 1998: The government’s repackaging of the national image continues apace. But it’s driven by an obsession with populism,…
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From the NS archive: Reflections in recess
5 January 1946: How far away now seems the debate on the Loyal Address, when the new members were determined not…
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