Published by UnHerd (4th June, 2020) On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. He spoke for 40 minutes without […]
United States / World
Where the American dream goes to die
Published by UnHerd (2nd March, 2020) For a few years at the start of this century, Juan Nevarez tasted the American dream. Having moved a few miles across […]
United States / World
An English lesson for the Democrats
Published by The i paper (3rd February, 2020) Rashida Tlaib is one of ‘The Squad’, a quartet of first-term, female Democrats in the House of Representatives that has […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
A progressive cesspit
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd February, 2020) Gilles Desaulniers moved to San Francisco 40 years ago, settling in the ‘friendly, quaint and affordable’ city after running […]
Drugs / Health / Policy / United States / World
2017: when the US woke up to deaths from despair
Published by UnHerd (26th December, 2019) In the summer of 2017, I found myself in Dayton, Ohio. This friendly and rather nondescript city is famed worldwide as home […]
China / Economics / United States / World
Capitalism needs more heroes
Published by UnHerd (23rd August, 2019) There is a rumour doing the rounds on social media that Rupert Hogg, Rwho resigned as chief executive of Cathay Pacific airline last […]
United States / World
Meet the Clintons
Published by Tortoise (29th April, 2019) It must have felt like the good old days as they walked into the spotlight. Most of the audience stood up, some […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / United States / World
Trump is terrible – but the sabotage of Brexit will outlast him
Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt like twins. My country was older and perhaps […]
Technology / United States / World
‘Our faith will be lost if we adopt technology:’ can the Amish resist the modern world?
Published by The Guardian (15th December, 2018) Daniel Weaver does not vote, drive a car, read a paper, listen to music, watch sport of any kind, own a […]
United States / World
Adventures in Trumpland
Published by UnHerd (14th September, 2018) Richard Ojeda is standing for election in the heartland of Donald Trump terrain, a poverty-scarred slice of West Virginia filled with coal […]
United States / World
America’s child brides forced to marry abusers
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September 2018) Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in a Kentucky state court house with a serial […]
United States / World
A true hero for our time
Published by The i paper (27th August, 2018) When John McCain’s family issued a statement on Friday saying the veteran Arizona senator had decided to discontinue treatment for […]