Houman Barekat

Houman Barekat is a writer and critic. He has reviewed for the Times Literary Supplement, the Spectator, the Tablet and the New Internationalist. He lives in London, and tweets: @HoumanBarekat.

On anger and political discourse: when 'calm down' means 'shut up'

It is no longer socially acceptable to tell a woman to ‘calm down, dear’ – except, it seems, in the realm of political discourse.

By Houman Barekat

/ 17 Nov 2016

A war of aggression

In Not The Chilcot Report (Head of Zeus books), Peter Oborne makes clear the erosion of trust between the British state and its public, as a result of the Iraq war.

By Houman Barekat

/ 5 Jul 2016

Capitalism, cronyism and Clinton

The problem of Hillary Clinton is the problem of American democracy. Doug Henwood’s new book, My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency digs deep into the system that spawned her.

By Houman Barekat

/ 1 Feb 2016