A Feigned Reluctance
Rory Stewart, in his recent memoir, observes with detachment what is ludicrous in politics—even when he’s near the center of it.
How Not to Be a Politician
by Rory Stewart
December 5, 2024 issue
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A Feigned Reluctance
Rory Stewart, in his recent memoir, observes with detachment what is ludicrous in politics—even when he’s near the center of it.
How Not to Be a Politician
by Rory Stewart
December 5, 2024 issue
Disinformed to Death
Perhaps the moment is ripe for three new books on disinformation.
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
by Thomas Rid
The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics
by Ben Buchanan
Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives
by Philip N. Howard
August 20, 2020 issue
Brexit: Fools Rush Out
An object lesson in the way politics can become consumed by nationalism
September 26, 2019 issue
Trump’s Chaver in Jerusalem
Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu
by Anshel Pfeffer
August 16, 2018 issue
Ultra-Orthodox ‘Friends’
Shtisel
a television series created by Yehonatan Indursky and Ori Elon
February 8, 2018 issue
A Great Family Business
The first season of ‘The Crown’ is essentially the ‘Godfather’ narrative, with Elizabeth as Michael Corleone.
The Crown
a Netflix television series created by Peter Morgan
March 23, 2017 issue
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