James Elliott
Going West
Cold War geopolitical terminology is obsolete. We need new terms to reflect a changed world
Decline and Fall Guys
As Georgia licks its wounds, a morally dubious industry has sprung up to churn out books celebrating the end of American global hegemony
Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade
Behind the schoolgirl climate warrior lies a shadowy cabal of lobbyists, investors and energy companies seeking to profit from a green bonanza
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say
Cry, the rapidly crumbling country
President Ramaphosa has won the election but his position is fragile: South Africa faces poverty, inequality and corruption almost entirely self-inflicted by the ruling ANC