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May 2021

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The rise of the celebrity politician

In his own mind, every celebrity fancies himself or herself as a Philosopher King- or Queen-in-Waiting

By Chilton Williamson, Jr.

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Bath time

If you have lived in Bath since the beginning of the pandemic you might not have noticed the changes so viscerally

By Ben Sixsmith

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What is true in life is true in baseball is true in politics

A circuit that was born in Batavia in 1939 died in Manhattan’s oppressive Time-Life Building

By Bill Kauffman

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The marvels of the Connaught Hotel

Charles de Gaulle was a resident during World War Two

By Mark Mason

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Low Life

My reintroduction to the human race

Time and again in France I have found that the greater the offense the more easily one is forgiven

By Jeremy Clarke

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Protesting too much

The closer to the voters the people involved in making the laws, the better the chance of their general acceptance

By Peter Jones

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The cure for everything

Unlike elsewhere, Kenya’s cities throng with life: crowded markets, gridlocked traffic, busy bars and shops

By Aidan Hartley

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High Life

Let the barbarians cancel whoever they like

Poor young Americans are now expected to uphold woke standards on their way to becoming total simpletons

By Taki

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