I have taken to seeking out short films of taboo figures like Tony Blair and Barack Obama, being maturely analytical and thrillingly reasonable
By Sam Leith
When we say politicians should be pilloried, we don’t mean passers-by should throw rocks at them
By Sam Leith
To succeed as a speaker, you need timing, luck and a connection with your audience
By Sam Leith
Safe to say his speech in Bahrain will not solve Israel-Palestine
By Sam Leith
What has he done? He has Said Something On Twitter
By Sam Leith
The American Psycho author is back – and still causing controversy
By Sam Leith
Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerads reviewed
By Sam Leith
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery reviewed
By Sam Leith
The consensus is that we all have to watch what we say. But is it true?
By Sam Leith
Is the “American Dream”, as Donald Trump claims, dead? Is “America First” a policy of national pride or a dogwhistle to white supremacists? In this week’s books podcast we take the long view. My guest, Sarah Churchwell, excavates the long histories and surprisingly variable meanings of these two phrases in her new book Behold, America: […]
By Sam Leith
When Peregrine Worsthorne was on Desert Island Discs in 1992, he chose as his luxury item a lifetime supply of LSD. He may, according to the American journalist Michael Pollan’s fiercely interesting new book, have been on to something. Acid has a bad name these days: either a threat to the sanity of your children, […]
By Sam Leith
Steven Pinker’s new book is a characteristically fluent, decisive and data-rich demonstration of why, given the chance to live at any point in human history, only a stone-cold idiot would choose any time other than the present. On average, humans are by orders of magnitude healthier, wealthier, nicer, happier, longer lived, more free and better […]
By Sam Leith
