Where are world leaders educated?
The US has just overtaken Britain in the number of world leaders educated at the country’s universities
Paywall
Wednesday
Tuesday
Does Trump have a better idea than endless wars?
Few in Washington acknowledge the scope of the self-inflicted wounds the US has sustained since 9/11
Monday
Junk food is my American dream
If you are a fat kid, it is an indelible state that can never be escaped much as one might try
Sunday
Secrets of the maestro
The first major American exhibition of Andrea del Verrocchio confirms that he was a Renaissance innovator, and more than Leonardo’s teacher
The differences between British and American readers
The New York Times is the media institution that plays the most destructive role in American life
Saturday
Grandpa, who were the Rolling Stones, and why?
Raising the goblet of rock
Pod almighty
Building the great podcast of Alexandria
Friday
Colleges should be ‘islands of excellence’
Scarcely a month passes without some distinguished professor being targeted for defenestration
Who else misses smoking in a bar?
Instead of teachers or parents, smokers now hide from busybodies
Tuesday
Pulling US troops out of Syria will prove to be the right decision
Donald Trump, peacemaker?
Monday
Felix Sater, superspy
Should we believe Trump’s former business partner?
The best comedy is the type that makes white people feel terrible about themselves
Many sensitive souls find the sound of merriment jarring
Race to the finish
Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race by Thomas Chatterton Williams reviewed
Hog wild in Indiantown
Armed with a lever-action rifle, some elephant-gun slugs and a pack of six dogs, we set out into the brush
Friday
Hipsters are getting high on an alcohol-free cocktail
Kin has become popular as swatches of America veer towards sinless living and self-care
A great time in the Faddisphere
Faddis took a break, sat down on a chair onstage near me, then started blowing along with the band again
Wednesday
Puritanism is back…and welcome to it
Martyrdom has become ‘inclusive’
Why do Americans and Brits write about alcohol so differently?
American drink writing tends to be self-flagellating: the recovering alcoholic’s remembrance of sins past
I am a part of Batavia, New York
My friend Henry W. Clune used to say that all he ever really wanted was to appear considerable in the eyes of his hometown
Tuesday
Will China meddle in the 2020 election?
It isn’t going to be Vladimir Putin who swings the 2020 election. It might be Xi Jinping
