Why the left keeps losing

One year old, but always actual long article of John Gray about the past and the future of the British left, on The New Statesman. A few interesting quotes. Yet outside government, British institutions are vehicles for a progressive mindset that is hostile to much of what he aims to achieve.   Johnson’s invulnerable position in…

What we’ve lost

From the latest NatGeo newsletter, by George Stone. Travel is the art of translation. It’s about crossing boundaries and carrying meanings. When I discovered the word “solastalgia” – which describes the loss of something beloved due to environmental change, my ears perked up. Ironically enough, in these housebound times, I have the feeling we have…