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.
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Published in: HomeOn 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...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA war of aggressionIn Not The Chilcot Report (Head of Zeus books), Peter Oborne makes clear the erosion of trust between the British...
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Published in: HomeCapitalism, cronyism and ClintonThe problem of Hillary Clinton is the problem of American democracy. Doug Henwood’s new book, My Turn: Hillary...