Democracy
Awards for Ukraine
Russia in North Macedonia
The Russian government is awarding prizes to Macedonian writers.(...)
Can’t Forget Fascism
Mussolini in Myth and Memory, by Paul Corner
Universitet Lessons
Russia After the Arab Spring
In 2015, I moved to Moscow to spend a year teaching human rights. I lasted five months. As my former students from that time are arrested for protesting the Ukrainian war, here are some reflections on what I learned about the evil of Putin and the kindness of Russians.(...)
Stupid and Dangerous
The Starmer Project: A Journey to the Right, by Oliver Eagleton
Boris Johnson has been a dead man walking for months. His resignation has been more of a relief than a shock.(...)
The Bad Influencers
A World After Liberalism, by Matthew Rose
In the aptly titled A World After Liberalism, Matthew Rose presents a series of close readings of reactionary thinkers who helped shape today’s far-right.(...)
Know It When We See It
George Mosse on Fascism
One of the great ironies of today's politics is that when it comes to fascism, it’s often difficult to know what one is talking about.(...)
Dead Centre
Blairism Without Blair
Twenty-five years after winning a landslide victory, Tony Blair haunts the Labour Party.(...)
How to Read Russia
First Person Lessons
The sudden reset in Russia relations has thrown everything up in the air.(...)
The Democrats Fail on Race
The Cruelty is the Point, by Adam Serwer
As a Black man, a Jew, and a journalist, Adam Serwer is a three-time loser to Donald Trump.(...)