In praise of trashy paperbacks
What could be bad about stories that are pacey, and replete with nefarious dealings, treachery, passion and lust? They’re great fun and you won’t nod off reading them
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Author: Pat Murphy
The American melodrama after Super Tuesday
Many smart and highly educated people live in a bubble, and are shocked, shocked when the hoi polloi don’t agree with them
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Justin Trudeau’s leadership failure
Leadership is complicated. Character counts, as do vision, competence, judgment and the ability to persuade or inspire. The PM misses the mark
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Ireland on the cusp of political upheaval
Should Sinn Fein come to power, it’ll be interesting to see how they deliver results. Making promises is easy. Getting a job done is different
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The making of an unlikely U.S. president
The new book Becoming Ronald Reagan details the unlikely emergence of the most consequential Republican conservative of the 20th century
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