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Back when I was a teenager, things were different
Nicholas Farrell
Campaign 2024
The vice presidential candidate’s biographical points have significant political resonance in 2024
Ben Domenech
The reality of the new Sino-Russian pact may be less threatening — and more complex — than it appears
Owen Matthews
The Democratic candidate remains enigmatic to the point of absurdity
Freddy Gray
The vice president was controlled and effective where Trump was angry, defensive and rambling
Charles Lipson
Neither candidate executed their case well amid horrible moderation by ABC
Amber Duke
The immoderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, repeatedly pecked at one candidate and not the other
Roger Kimball
Spectator Editorial
The Kamala Harris campaign clearly isn’t about policies or speeches; it’s about willing her presidency into existence
He has come as close to vanishing as a serving president can
China
While he claims he is a defender of free speech, he frequently kowtows to the Chinese Communist Party
Ian Williams
She has been shrewd to avoid stating much beyond traditional Democratic talking points
Jacob Heilbrunn
Midnight in Vienna channels the ominous parallels between the present-day rise of fascism in Europe and America with what happened in 1938
Amanda Craig
Hero City offers an impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth
Simon Parkin
What we end up with is a bunch of generic young nobodies who won’t alienate (sorry) global audiences
James Innes-Smith
Entrances and Exits shows the Seinfeld actor’s clever, energetic, dissatisfied, self-critical mind at work
Christopher Sandford
We’ve been at our villa in the south of France for nearly three months this summer and during that time we have hosted thirty-four guests
Joan Collins
The wines of Portugal have entered, or reentered, public consciousness in a stately manner
Why would the sober want to sell alcohol?
Julie Burchill
The word has been around for some time
Dot Wordsworth
It was clearly inspired by satirical American and British shows about politics
Prejudices
‘I think we can look forward to an encounter tonight, after all’
Chilton Williamson, Jr.
Education
It’s a major problem in Illinois, northern Kentucky, Houston, Texas, Michigan… everywhere
Teresa Mull
The deepest threat to democracy in our time comes from progressives who reject localized self-government itself
Daniel McCarthy
Letters
Kamala, ham and loneliness
The Spectator
Books
Since its publication in September 2004, Susanna Clarke’s novel has sold millions of copies worldwide
Alexander Larman
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