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Taking the fast train back to imperialism

14 March 2025

1:15 AM

14 March 2025

1:15 AM

I’m on a high-speed train. Forty years ago, such a statement would have been notable and specific: essentially, it meant you were in Japan or France. Nowadays, being on a high-speed train is barely a geographical indicator at all. Most of Europe has them, from Spain to Italy to Poland.

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