Josh White / 10 Jan 2023
The Gender-Capital Complex
Platforming Andrew Tate
Before his arrest, Andrew Tate was just another influencer with bad politics.(...)
European Union
John Foster / 16 Dec 2022
Fantasy Island
Free Market: The History of an Idea, by Jacob Soll
It’s as though the 1980s never happened. For many Gen Xers like me, until the 2008 financial crisis, the free market was the only game in town.(...)
John Foster / 18 Nov 2022
The Forever War Comes Home
Ukraine and American Strategy
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues with no end in sight.(...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 01 Nov 2022
A Story of Decline
Goodbye United Kingdom: Publisher’s Foreword
Josh White came of age under New Labour, when Britain was cool and things could only get better.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 19 Oct 2022
Post-Brexit Sounds
Here’s What You Could Have Won, by Kid Kapichi
When Kid Kapichi declare “You’re such a fool, Brittania” midway through New England, the opening track of their sophomore album Here’s What You Could Have Won, they aren’t just decrying the self-sabotage of Leave supporters, but also situating themselves in music history.(...)
Nathan Akehurst / 30 Sep 2022
Mussolini’s Ghost
The Italian Future Past
Four days before Mussolini’s ghost came back, a friend and I raced through the high-walled alleys of Venice in dazzling afternoon sunshine.(...)
John Foster / 24 Sep 2022
Can’t Forget Fascism
Mussolini in Myth and Memory, by Paul Corner
If the spin is correct, Giorgia Meloni won Italy’s election already.(...)
John Foster / 10 Sep 2022
The Irish Abyss
Truss and the Backstop
The Tories believe they’re the most consistent party in British politics.(...)
Josh White / 08 Aug 2022
Old Europeans
Thinking With Borders
Not many newspapers begin life like The New European. (...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 01 Aug 2022
Life Under Thatcher
Working for the Iron Lady
It’s remarkable how candidates in the Tory leadership race have channelled Margaret Thatcher. Especially as they're barely old enough to have experienced her policies.(...)