A pandemic diary
'My concentration seems to be shot this year for anything except work. I have entirely failed to learn a new language, finish a novel, or watch anything more demanding than repeats of
Defence against the dark arts
“There’s something enticing about a belief that great men are in command of history. It is easier, perhaps, to deal with that than to deal with the more alarming possibility that the
Emulate Australia? It’s not that easy
Many countries want to imitate Australia’s success. But its values and governance are eccentric—and may not travel