The Colonial Trap
Sep 6, 2021 compares Afghanistan today to India in 1947 and says that Joe Biden, like Clement Attlee, made the right choice.
Ian Buruma
Ian Buruma is the author of numerous books, including Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance, Year Zero: A History of 1945, A Tokyo Romance: A Memoir, and, most recently, The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, From Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit.
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The Colonial Trap 
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Banning Opinion Banning Opinion
Aug 5, 2021 considers whether traditional views about free speech still hold in the age of social media.
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The Death of Free Speech in Hong Kong The Death of Free Speech in Hong Kong
Jun 25, 2021 explains why China's Communist authorities forced the newspaper Apple Daily to close.
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What Is the Point of the Olympics? What Is the Point of the Olympics?
Jun 10, 2021 thinks the decision to hold the Tokyo Games raises fundamental questions about why they exist at all.
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Taiwan and the Ghosts of History Taiwan and the Ghosts of History
May 7, 2021 warns that the US and China are playing a game of chicken over the island, with both sides fearing humiliation.
