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Tag: Christopher Hitchens

A final thought on ‘Blood, Class, and Empire’

On October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 By Cavalier 1In Uncategorized

Worse than British imperialism is imperialism that lacks self-awareness.

I now understand why Boris Johnson banned the phrase ‘special relationship’

On October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 By Cavalier 1In Uncategorized

The phrase may sound needy to some British ears, but to Americans it is a source of comfort.

The war we abandoned too soon

On September 30, 2019 By Cavalier 1In Uncategorized1 Comment

How much misery could have been averted if, in this case, the Allies had stayed the course?

When even Winston Churchill was tempted by ‘Basic English’

On September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 By Cavalier 1In UncategorizedLeave a comment

"Newspeak" — the pared down monstrosity of a language invented by George Orwell in "1984" — drew its inspiration from, perhaps unsurprisingly, an academic at Cambridge.

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