George Washington
Why America still longs for monarchy
Even when he’s not visiting the United States, King Charles III might occasionally daydream about what his reign would be…
‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ is genius marketing
Last Monday, I delivered a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s second-best book: An Inquiry into the…
Their Majesties the Presidents
For anyone who’s a little bit worried about the current state of the Union, Andrew Gimson’s book is a godsend.…
The Founding Fathers’ focus group on impeachment, 1787
We recently learned that House Democrats are concentrating their impeachment drive on ‘bribery’ because focus groups liked it better than…
Don’t blame snowflakes – grown-ups are the idiots
San Francisco must be the virtue capital of the world. (The latest: just across the bay, Berkeley’s city council voted…
As a musical, it’s overwhelming – politically, it’s an outrage: Hamilton reviewed
It’s all about the rhythm. Hamilton is a musical that tells the story of America’s foundation through the medium of…
Britannia rued the waves
Military history is more popular than respected. It is not hard to see why. It is masculine history, a trifecta…
Long life
There are already people camping outside St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, to await the birth shortly of another royal baby, the…
