Imperialism

How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean

How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean

William and Kate’s springtime tour didn’t spark the movement for independence and reparations in the Caribbean, but it did stoke it.

Oct 31, 2022 / Feature / Michela Moscufo

MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists

MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists

The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.

Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Queen Elizabeth on a one-pound note

Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol

But after her death, fury erupted at those who refused to whitewash her legacy.

Sep 29, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

King Charles III speaks as now-Queen Camilla sits beside him at Westminster Hall.

God Save Us From the King God Save Us From the King

The British monarchy is nothing if not adaptable—but for how long?

Sep 12, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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Letters From the September 5/12, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 5/12, 2022, Issue

Housing follies... A tale of two Nations... Protest in a new era...

Aug 23, 2022 / Our Readers

Pentagon

Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order

How the US leads by helping other people kill each other.

Aug 22, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

Police line at the Capitol Building

This Is Life in Paranoid America This Is Life in Paranoid America

American leaders have driven this society to be ever less trusting and more fearful, in the name of protecting and advancing their wealth, power, and security.

Aug 2, 2022 / William Astore

The Statue of Peace in Berlin surrounded by flowers

The Fight Over Berlin’s Comfort Woman Statue The Fight Over Berlin’s Comfort Woman Statue

Why the bronze figure of a girl in Germany is infuriating the Japanese government.

Jul 18, 2022 / Seth Berkman

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Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue

US imperialism and anti-Asian violence… Abortion activism… Involuntary psychiatry…

May 31, 2022 / Our Readers

British colonials

The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation

Caroline Elkins’s new history of the British Empire is a damning account of its violent crimes against its subjects. 

May 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French

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