Disgrace
The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, denounced the bombing of the UN school in Gaza as ‘outrageous’ and ‘unjustifiable’....
Category: London Review of Books
Motorway Accident in Wales
On Wednesday I received four calls from the BBC’s Good Morning Wales. First morning call: was I available to be...
LRB Diary
Conversations in Cairo are punctuated by dates: 11 February (Mubarak’s fall), 24 June (Morsi’s election), 30 June (Sisi’s coup), which...
The Vassal’s Revolt
Rejoice. Rejoice. The first chain of vassaldom has been broken. They will repair it, no doubt, but let’s celebrate...