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LONDON: Reading Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father, the US president's beautifully…

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Bad money, good Money

LONDON: The British comic genius Spike Milligan once observed that he would…

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Europe's Vision Free Leadership

LONDON: The selection of Herman van Rompuy as President of the European…

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Grumpy old men

LONDON: Having reached pensionable age, I qualify to be a grumpy old…

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America's Groucho Marxists

LONDON: Groucho Marx has always been my favorite Marxist. One of his…

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History, used and abused

LONDON: In her brilliant book, "The Uses and Abuses of History the…

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The Obama Effect

LONDON: In the last two months, I have been in eight American…

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A tale of two elections

LONDON: Individual elections do not always enhance democracy - a useful reminder…

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The cost of Dick Cheney

LONDON: George W. Bush has started work on his memoirs. Count to…

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The panthers of identity politics

LONDON: I was in Jordan, that beautiful oasis of calm and moderation…

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