Jewish communities have suffered a spate of horrifying anti-Semitic attacks on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet survival has always… Read more Wall Street Journal: In a Concentration Camp, Dreams of a Café
Category: Columns
Standpoint Magazine: Ironies of Ideology
On a recent visit to the Royal Academy, I noticed a tall, elegantly dressed man who spent quite some time… Read more Standpoint Magazine: Ironies of Ideology
Times Literary Supplement: Does philosophy have to be obscure?
I recently went to a public lecture at LSE hosted by the Forum for European Philosophy. The discussion was entitled… Read more Times Literary Supplement: Does philosophy have to be obscure?
Money Observer: First money memories
What’s your first memory of money? Psychoanalysts could have a field day unravelling how people’s first memories shape their views… Read more Money Observer: First money memories
Money Observer: What Piketty has in common with reality TV
‘Who says a reality television show can’t convey an important message?’ asked my friend Elly Steinberg, who is a documentary… Read more Money Observer: What Piketty has in common with reality TV
Standpoint Magazine: Tunnel Vision
Winston Churchill’s half-smoked cigar sold for $12,000 at a US auction in October. A hand-written note by Albert Einstein on… Read more Standpoint Magazine: Tunnel Vision
Money Observer: How about making trainers more sustainable
I have never heard a laugh as loud as the one let out by my local cobbler when I brought… Read more Money Observer: How about making trainers more sustainable
Money Observer: Here’s what Brexit is doing to our diet
As we know, inflation is upon us, and it’s on an upward trend. Once a month, the Office for National… Read more Money Observer: Here’s what Brexit is doing to our diet
Money Observer: What the travel industry tells us about the state of globalisation
Many UK-listed companies reported profits this year, but certain businesses did not: notably travel and leisure sector firms such as… Read more Money Observer: What the travel industry tells us about the state of globalisation
Money Observer: Why our politicians should be able to price a potato
It’s often said that politicians are so detached they don’t even know the price of a pint of milk or… Read more Money Observer: Why our politicians should be able to price a potato
