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Everything to play for and forever to play it in – Reviewing Home & Away By Knausgård & Ekelund
A Republic of Letters · Culture of a Continent · History of the Present

Everything to play for and forever to play it in – Reviewing Home & Away By Knausgård & Ekelund

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“This is the last great party! 2018, Russia, Putin. 2022, Qatar. And FIFA’s fascism will probably only worsen. This World Cup – right now – is the last great footballing party ever.” It is a strange feeling, reading about events in one’s own lifetime as if they were historical events. There is a factual nature… Continue reading Everything to play for and forever to play it in – Reviewing Home & Away By Knausgård & Ekelund

France will need boldness if it wants to stop Le Pen
A Republic of Letters · The Politics of Extremism

France will need boldness if it wants to stop Le Pen

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If someone asked me today, “do you think Marine Le Pen could win the French presidency next April?”, I would have to say without pause: certainly. After being rocked by Brexit and Trump’s electoral victory, the political centre ground has never looked more vulnerable to the extremes.