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England’s vanishing schools of democracy
Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, The Fourth Estate (1901)
Does it matter that so few politicians in Western democracies come from working class backgrounds? Most thinking people would probably say yes, though accounts would probably vary as t...
The Great ADHD Maybe
William Hogarth, A Consultation of Physicians (1736)
The Great ADHD Myth? — Channel 4, presented by Max Pemberton.
Yet another documentary about ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This time on Channel 4 and presented by the...
Jason Arday, Kitsch Man
When I was around 10 years old a new family moved in down the street from my grandmother’s house. One day in the local park I met a boy of about the same age as me: he stuck out a palm and introduced himself as David. I was a shy, somewhat...
On speaking ill of the dead
James Gillray, The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of Soul (1797).
It is generally considered poor form to speak ill of the dead, and as a general rule I tend to agree. To revel too much in the misfortune of others is a sure sign that, in life...
In Cuba, socialism has morphed into a racket
This essay was first published in Persuasion.
On a scorching hot afternoon in Havana, the line outside the state bakery stretches down the block. Inside, the shelves are almost bare. A man in a faded baseball cap tells me he’s been waiting...
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