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36: Andrew Graham-Dixon on crisis and great art Jul 29, 2021

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Social upheaval has often been a catalyst for artistic change - the Renaissance was no exception. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/crisis-and-the-creation-of-great-art/
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35: Tom Holland on the empty metropolis Jul 28, 2021

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Empty city London had its harbingers in literature and history. How will it emerge from its isolation? Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/pandemics-and-the-metropolis-city-lockdown-london/
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34: Donald Sassoon on a world of nations and states Jul 22, 2021

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Despite globalisation, the nation state retains its privileged position in world politics. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/a-world-of-nations-and-states-is-here-to-stay/
Credit: AMA/Corbis via Getty Images

33: Jonathan Fenby on China's great uncoupling Jul 09, 2021

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Beijing wants to foster a world where Chinese standards replace those of the post-1945 US-led system. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/chinese-china-the-great-uncoupling/
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31: David Seedhouse: Covid-19 and the moral case for personal judgement Jun 25, 2021

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The tension between independence and compliance is everywhere in society – but in medicine, reason must come before rules. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/covid-19-and-the-moral-case-for-personal-judgement/
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30: Matthew Goodwin: Meet the Zoomer generation Jun 18, 2021

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This period of turbulence could turn today's twenty-somethings into the leaders of a new liberal revolution. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/meet-the-zoomer-generation/
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29: Tim Marshall: New Turkey's old politics Jun 09, 2021

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As a result of President Erdogan's embrace of two interlinked geopolitical concepts, 'Strategic Depth' and 'Blue Homeland', Turkey faces international isolation. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/new-turkeys-old-politics/
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28: Graham Stewart on Thatcher's rescue from historical cliché Jun 03, 2021

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To argue that Margaret Thatcher attacked the post-war dream is to caricature, not illuminate, her importance to British history. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/continuity-thatcher-rescuing-a-complex-leader-from-historical-cliche/
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27: Mark Honigsbaum: Challenging the 'Great Reset' theory of pandemics May 28, 2021

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Thucydides saw plague as an opportunity to improve the health of society. But history shows that pandemics have a way of disrupting medical and social progress. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/challenging-the-great-reset-theory-of-pandemics
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25: Clive Aslet: The changing fate of the English country house May 20, 2021

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Amid the tumult of the 1970s, it appeared the traditional country house had gone into irreversible decline - but it was too early to write it off. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/upstairs-downstairs-demolished-the-changing-fate-of-the-english-country-house/

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