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July 2021

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The error of idealism

Idealism comes naturally to liberal societies because it has no inherent principles and no rules to follow

By Chilton Williamson, Jr.

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In the footsteps of Shoeless Joe

Greenville’s favorite son is the poetically tragic Shoeless Joe Jackson, the illiterate millhand whom Babe Ruth called ‘the greatest hitter I had ever seen’

By Bill Kauffman

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Language

The hijacking of the Scots language

Scots has been used as a spoken and a literary language

By Dot Wordsworth

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Low Life

The curse of surgical stockings

As I wrestled with mine, my ward mate hung his head in shame

By Jeremy Clarke

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Thirty years ago, I saw the rebels take Addis Ababa

I was the only foreign correspondent there — and it was the best day of my life

By Aidan Hartley

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In defense of Spirit Airlines

For too long has Spirit been the punchline of hastily written Saturday Night Live jokes

By Matt McDonald

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High Life

The new nights of New York

As the city reopens, one thing is for sure. The glamour days of Studio 54, Xenon and other fleshpots are not about to return

By Taki

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Prince Charles’s dilemma

Charles, Prince of Wales, is having a little trouble with his son Harry

By Peter Jones

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Place

Gibraltar rocks on

Gibraltar is no longer a colonial outpost. It feels modern, cosmopolitan

By William Cook

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Style

The season for seersucker

As the milk and sugar of summer, seersucker is best enjoyed full gulp

By James Panero

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