Outright defeat in Ukraine would finish Putin. He will throw the kitchen sink at this war
By Lionel Shriver
Xi Jinping is facing down his nemesis — and the pesky, invisible speck is winning
By Lionel Shriver
The VP is not merely an atrocious speaker. She’s not merely dense. She’s lazy
By Lionel Shriver
If emergency measures continue long enough, they start to seem totally normal
By Lionel Shriver
None of us wants to be operated on by a surgeon who failed organic chemistry
By Lionel Shriver
Is it asking too much for you to shut up about colonialism for a mere ten days of official mourning?
By Lionel Shriver
There’s something nihilistic about a culture that no longer cares about bringing new life into the world
By Lionel Shriver
It’s often said that inflation is a tax, but it’s worse than that. It’s theft
By Lionel Shriver
I came within a hair’s breadth of being sent back to London for an insensible infraction
By Lionel Shriver
Never mind meritocracy; all that matters is what categories you fall into by accident of birth
By Lionel Shriver
In a war, 38 percent of Americans would pile their SUVs high and join tailbacks for Canada or Mexico
By Lionel Shriver
Central banks are riding to the rescue on those miniature ponies that come up to your waist
By Lionel Shriver
Too many Americans in positions of authority have been put there for the wrong reasons
By Lionel Shriver
Most Americans don’t fancy rewarding the violation of their immigration laws
By Lionel Shriver
