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…