What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over
The detention of Ernest Moret raises urgent questions about British authorities’ targeting public intellectuals at the request of other nations.
Apr 24, 2023 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
The Ghosts of the British Empire The Ghosts of the British Empire
In his new book Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera examines how the British Empire's pieties and fictions persist to this day.
Apr 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Priya Satia
The Strange Thrills of “The Crown” The Strange Thrills of “The Crown”
While the infighting and personal lives of the British royals is boring, their desperate struggle to protect the monarchy makes for fine television.
Jan 23, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge
A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution
The New York Times and major European publications recognize the US Department of Justice’s pursuit of Julian Assange as an attack on press freedom. Now, say it louder.
Nov 29, 2022 / John Nichols
America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump
Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?
Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Kiribati’s Disorder in the Court Kiribati’s Disorder in the Court
The Pacific island nation's attempted deportation of an Australian-born judge shows how the decolonizing world’s reliance on foreign-born judges threatens nascent democracies.
Nov 15, 2022 / Pete McKenzie
How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean
William and Kate’s springtime tour didn’t spark the movement for independence and reparations in the Caribbean, but it did stoke it.
Oct 31, 2022 / Feature / Michela Moscufo
Democrats Need to Warn Against a Truss Economy Democrats Need to Warn Against a Truss Economy
The decline and fall of the UK prime minister and Conservative Party leader is a real-world case study for a Republican economic program in the US.
Oct 24, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists
The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.
Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans