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The Inner Ring of the Academy
In his 1944 lecture “The Inner Ring,” C. S. Lewis made a profound observation about social exclusivity, one applicable to today’s institutions of higher learning. Exclusion, Lewis explained, is...
The Unreasonable Man
Churchill: Walking With Destinynby andrew robertsnnviking, 1152 pages, $40 Speaking to his friend Frederick Lindemann in the 1920s, Winston Churchill remarked, “Far too much has been and is being...
Boris and a New Tory Democracy
At long last, the logjam in Britain’s Parliament has been broken. Though many called it a risk, Prime Minister Boris Johnson recognized that a general election provided the only...
Faux Americanization in Britain
As the Parliament of the United Kingdom descended into chaos and internecine warfare, and Britain’s highest court plunged into the political fray, something became clear, if it wasn’t already:...
