China and the attractions of authoritarianism
How the country has been hurt by Covid-19.
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Why does travelling change us?
The ability of a holiday to make you “feel like a different person” is well recognised. We may not be travelling…
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How Hilary Mantel became a publishing phenomenon
On its launch her new novel The Mirror and the Light sold a copy every 2.7 seconds.
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PJ O’Rourke: “I thought Trump was unstable, dangerous. I still do”
The American satirist on Bernie Sanders, Brexit and conservatism.
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Jean Daniel and the the lost age of the intellectual
On the life of the French editor and writer, who has died aged 99.
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Akala: “I don’t enjoy explaining that black people are human beings”
In late 2017, the rapper and political thinker Akala was driving in London, on his way to a meeting, when…
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How Berlusconi became a model for Britain
The new age of machismo.
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“What’s missing in the work of Richard Dawkins is social justice”
Jovial, clean-cut and impeccably tailored, Martin Hägglund has been hailed as “the most important young philosopher in America”. Born in…
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