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The 14 Most Annoying People of 2014

Jim Goad

For even the most mildly sentient among us, living in the modern world is like being cruci...

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Peshawar Forever!

Theodore Dalrymple

When, a little more than 45 years ago, we arrived in the city of Peshawar from Afghanistan...

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The Despot Within

Theodore Dalrymple

The late Jean-Claude Duvalier, better known as Baby Doc, played only a small part in my li...

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Grandma’s Arsenal

Theodore Dalrymple

I used to think that no one would ever again smell like my grandmother: that is to say, of...

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Boko Haram and the Indelible West

Theodore Dalrymple

When I arrived in the city of Maiduguri nearly thirty years ago, everyone was away at the ...

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Creatures of a Day

Theodore Dalrymple

Yesterday a young woman who was unknown to me except at third hand died. She was the frien...

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A Childhood in Athens

Fred Reed

It is common for aging men, worn by the long years of drink and skirt-chasing and strenuou...

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2013: The Most Racist Year Ever

Gavin McInnes

Experts agree that 2013 was the most racist year since the one that started the Civil War....

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2013: Reminiscences and Prognostications

Kathy Shaidle

"Tis the season of reminiscence and prognostication. Let's get the future out of the w...

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My Night With The Rolling Stones

Christopher Sandford

One of the pleasures of The Rolling Stones is that until recently they seem to have gotten...

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South Africa’s Dubious Liberation

Theodore Dalrymple

The unctuous pseudo-grief in the West after Nelson Mandela's death at the good age of 95 w...

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Annoying Encumbrances

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Is it a Hate Crime to Call Madonna a Shriveled-Up Old Hag?

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2014: The Year the Liberal Narrative Exploded

Looking Back

The 14 Most Annoying People of 2014

Looking Back

Peshawar Forever!

Looking Back

The Despot Within

Looking Back

Grandma’s Arsenal

Looking Back

Boko Haram and the Indelible West

Looking Back

Creatures of a Day

Looking Back

A Childhood in Athens

Looking Back

2013: The Most Racist Year Ever

Looking Back

2013: Reminiscences and Prognostications

Looking Back

My Night With The Rolling Stones

Looking Back

South Africa’s Dubious Liberation

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