The Myth of the Strong Leader by Archie Brown
Americans love to honour their former presidents: paintings, statues, libraries. Even airports get relabelled. Since…
Mammon’s Kingdom: An Essay on Britain Now review – David Marquand’s cry of despair
A funny thing happened on the way to this review: I saw Garrison Keillor perform.…
The Great Debate by Yuval Levin
Edmund Burke maintains a strong hold on the English conservative imagination, but is scarcely known…
The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Stole Their Children’s Future by David Willetts
David Willetts is a rare creature. Britain does not produce many public intellectuals. To find…
Why a nudge from the state beats a slap
One of the many competitive advantages American public intellectuals have over their British counterparts is…