Ethnicity
Rome: Arrivederci Roma
The public and government mood towards immigrants, whether legal or illegal, is increasingly ugly
Betraying the State of Israel
Jews fail to understand anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism
Edward Said
Ibn Warraq indicts the Palestinian author of Orientalism for presenting the West as villains and Muslims as victims
Pulling Punches
Boxing, A Cultural History by Kasia Boddy
A Modest Proposal for Rugby
No doubt the haka is all very well in its time and place – but that place was long ago and far away. It’s essentially a cannibal war dance designed to scare the living daylights out of those you hope to kill and eat
Defending Europe’s Pariahs
This month’s small charity making a big difference is The European Roma Rights Centre
Teaching Protection
This month’s small organisation making a big difference is Tostan
New York: A ‘Post-racial’ American vs an Old Coot
‘The Obama campaign will be touted as “historic,” and how do you run against history?’
Pristina: Kosovo’s Liberal Islam
Claims that Kosovo is a nest of radical Islam are baseless
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal