Democracy on the ballot

Meet Graham Allison, Xi Jinping’s favorite American academic

China

The Harvard scholar may be a fine self-publicist and neologist; classicist, sinologist and geopoliticist he is not

Charles Parton

His exploit gained him the prestige he longed for, and in 424 BC he was made a general

Peter Jones

August Blue is pleasingly self-contained

Houman Barekat

Even the graffiti can’t undo the light over Athens. It bathes the city in a serene glow

James Jeffrey

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Much of this city is now one long cement block after another

Taki

High Life
April 9, 2020
The way Greece has conducted itself in this pandemic is an example to us all
Once this plague is over, national barriers might make a comeback and be seen as more than just an impediment to human freedom
Taki
Politics
February 15, 2020
Ancient Athens would have been horrified by Trump’s impeachment
What is democratic about the way we do impeachment?
Peter Jones
Europe
September 12, 2019
Pericles for PM: Boris should forget Augustus and stay focused on his hero
Pericles’s vision was that of a highly civilized man who loved his people
Peter Jones