The intense debate over Gaza is subsiding as the status quo is, predictably, delineated by those with the bigger guns. But to what extent can human suffering be politicized, turned into an intellectual
In the 1980s the term “parachute journalism” was coined. James Fallows parachuted into Manila not once, but twice, and out of his experiences attempted to sum up Filipino society — an ambitious effort
Turkey seems to be increasing its attacks in Iraq against what it believes are PKK bases there. The latest incursion in the early hours of yesterday morning was allegedly to break up a PKK force concentrating
The former Murdoch retainer Andrew Neil has described James Murdoch, the heir apparent, as a “social liberal”. What strikes me is his casual use of “liberal” for the new ruler of an empire devoted