Scoff at ritual if you like, but nations cannot survive on rationality alone
By Matthew Syed
Tag Archives: Opinion
Covers: The New Criterion Magazine – October 2022
The New Criterion
October 2022
Affirmative action & the law a symposium
The American affirmative-action regime by Frank Resartus
An agenda for Congress by Gail Heriot
The Voting Rights Act after six decades by James Piereson
Facially neutral, racially biased by Wen Fa & John Yoo
Democracy & the Supreme Court by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
New poems by William Logan, Jessica Hornik & Peter Vertacnik
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Sept 17, 2022
Why the monarchy matters
The monarchy is an anachronism, yet it thrived under Elizabeth II. That holds lessons for her successor and for democracies elsewhere
Previews: The Guardian Weekly – Sept 16, 2022
After Elizabeth: Inside the 16 September Guardian Weekly
Reflections on the end of a royal era, and the ascent of King Charles III
Regardless of whether one identifies as royalist or republican, it’s virtually impossible to dispute the global significance of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week aged 96
Preview: New York Times Magazine – Sept 18, 2022
Is Ron DeSantis the Future of the Republican Party?
For years, Democrats have worried about the prospect of a more disciplined heir to Trump. In Florida’s pugilistic governor, that candidate may have arrived.
Nick Cave Lost Two Sons. His Fans Then Saved His Life
“I try to write from the point of view,” the musician and writer Nick Cave says, “that something can happen to your life that is absolutely shattering that can also be redemptive and beautiful.” He came to this perspective through fire. In 2015, Cave’s 15-year-old son, Arthur, died after falling from a cliff near the family’s home in Brighton, England.
My Roommate Is Neglecting His Dog. What Should I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist on speaking up for a member of the household — when it’s a pet.
Opinion: Death Of Queen Ends Era, Bolsonaro’s Threat, EU Energy Crisis
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the death of Elizabeth II marks the end of an era. Also, why Jair Bolsonaro poses a threat to Brazilian democracy (11:15), and Europe’s energy market in crisis (19:12).
Cover Preview: Columbia Magazine – Fall 2022
The Troubling Legal Implications of Overturning Roe
Columbia law professors Olatunde Johnson and Carol Sanger assess a momentous Supreme Court decision
Jurassic Parka: How Dinosaurs Survived the Cold
Biomedical Engineers Can Now Watch Our Organs Talk to Each Other
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Sept 10, 2022
Can Liz Truss fix Britain?
The new prime minister must eschew pantomime radicalism if she is to succeed. The sceptics have many reasons to be dubious—yet underestimating Liz Truss is a mistake her opponents have already made to their cost.
Opinion: Disunited States Of America, Britain Can’t Build, Pakistan Flooding
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the disunited states of America, why Britain can’t build (9:15) and Pakistan’s worst floods in recent memory (17:05).
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Sept 12, 2022
George Balanchine’s Soviet Reckoning
New York City Ballet’s 1962 tour of the U.S.S.R. forced the great choreographer to confront the regime he’d fled and the people he’d left behind.
John Cuneo’s “Top Dog”
The artist discusses canine stars, his first trip abroad, and keeping a sense of the spontaneous in his work.
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