Africa and the History of Civilisation The history of Africa isn’t the history of the ‘black race,’ but a vital part of the history of human civilisation. Ralph Leonard 16 Jul 2024 · 11 min read
A Murder in Namibia How two bungling American assassins travelled over 7,000 miles to settle a grudge, and then turned their trial into a nine-year circus. Dan Kowalski 1 Nov 2023 · 15 min read
The Delia Demolition Why is the Atlantic slinging mud at the 72-year-old author of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ on the eve of the film’s release? Kevin Mims 19 Jul 2022 · 19 min read
Imperial College London’s Cancel Campaign Against Its Own Founders The connection with the Beit family and its financial generosity has continued almost unbroken since the founding of the College. Stephen Warren 21 Jan 2022 · 17 min read
Drones Over Ethiopia The growing use of armed drones in Ethiopia and other backwater conflicts is linked to the recent war in Afghanistan. James Jeffrey 15 Jan 2022 · 11 min read
Remembering Richard Leakey (1944–2022), the Last Victorian Scientist While he may have seemed like something of an (enormously) overachieving dilettante to some, there was in fact a unity to his life and work. Geoffrey Clarfield 10 Jan 2022 · 11 min read
Taboo: Why Is Africa the Global COVID ‘Cold Spot’ and Why Are We Afraid to Talk About It? Africa has not been affected on anything like the scale of most countries in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Jon Entine / Patrick Whittle 30 Mar 2021 · 21 min read
Starvation and Ethnic Cleansing Stalk Ethiopia The Ethiopian government has attempted to maintain total control of the narrative by locking down the region and imposing a communications blackout. James Jeffrey 7 Mar 2021 · 8 min read
The Coming Post-COVID Global Order The pandemic crisis is rapidly becoming a civilizational crisis. Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger 19 Oct 2020 · 11 min read
Land Repossessions Were Disastrous for Zimbabwe. Will South Africa Repeat the Same Mistakes? The frontal attack on property rights of the country’s European farmers wiped out much of Zimbabwe’s export earnings and sent destructive ripples throughout the rest of the economy. Marian L. Tupy 2 Apr 2020 · 6 min read
Barefoot Over the Serengeti: A Visit with David Read Having lived and worked in rural East Africa for 16 years, I find that Read’s stories ring true, whereas Hemingway’s ring hollow. Geoffrey Clarfield 14 Sep 2018 · 12 min read
