Off The Shelf: The Stony Grey Soil of Monaghan
For initiates to club Hibernophile, the essays of Patrick Kavanagh have pungent observations.
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Russia Should Beware the Unintended Consequences of Election Meddling
The American efforts to ensure Boris Yeltsin’s win in 1996 are an instructive example.
The Helsinki Summit Will Further Derange American Politics
President Trump's habit of saying whatever pops into his head is damaging America's standing in the world.
Off the Shelf: What Is Europe?
Something is on the march there. Its character is not at all clear to me.
Europe Needs to Grow Up
Europe's failures of governance have never been more obvious or consequential.
But Gorsuch and Kavanaugh?
A transactional relationship with Trump may be enough for judicial conservatives.
Boris Johnson Resigns. Tory Coup Against May Imminent?
With these resignations, a coup against May could be imminent. I might wager on that.
Off the Shelf: On Cranks, Real or Just Apparent
What can we make of doctors who challenge the conventional wisdom in their fields?
The Social Treasury Is Depleting
There is a paradox afflicting our politics. It’s the thing I emphasize every time I’m invited to speak with a grandee in the political or business world. It’s the contrast ...
Merkel’s Long Goodbye
Angela Merkel has had to cut another humiliating deal to save her chancellorship. She is now toughening the border between Germany and Austria.