West Village to West Bank
Tony Judt is an intellectuals' intellectual. To review a book composed of his book reviews, which are often about other people who wrote a lot of book reviews, you feel you really ought to be sitting in a café on the Rive Gauche, smoking Gauloises and sipping Pernod. (Reviews) Daily Telegraph.... Read more

Bobbitt
The age of “Atlantic man” is conventionally thought to be over. The rapid economic rise of China (and India) suggests to many that the geopolitical center of gravity no longer lies somewhere between Washington and London.Philip Bobbitt, however, is homo atlanticus redux. (Reviews) Financial Times.... Read more

Lost in translation
It was the arch Anglo-American Sir Winston Churchill who gave currency to the phrase "English-speaking peoples" as shorthand for the inhabitants of Great Britain and the US, not forgetting Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Financial Times. ... Read more

We can see the causes of Cho's rampage now, so why not before?
It was predictable. Cho Seung-Hui was a taciturn, moody loner. Four of his professors expressed concerns about the content of his work or classroom conduct. After complaints by two female students, the campus police and a college counsellor tried to have him committed to a mental institution. (Reviews) Daily Telegraph.... Read more

Churchill, Hitler and me
Andrew Roberts, the acclaimed historian, whose new BBC series will propel him into the ranks of popular presenters, is an unashamed master of self-promotion. But he still finds time for 'the woman of my dreams', writes David Thomas. (Reviews) Daily Telegraph.... Read more

War to the knife and fork on the wildest frontier of all
The wildest frontier of them all runs north and south through the Savoy Grill. It serves as the dividing line between the City and Westminster, finance and politics. Dealers and traders from the two sides meet for lunch and bargain for advantage. This is war to the knife and fork. (Reviews) Daily Telegraph.... Read more