Unherd’s Edward Luttwak dissects the carefully crafted Chinese supremacy narrative, finding questionable historic accolades and a less-than-invincible path forward. Luttwak examines underacknowledged shortcomings including the downfall of the Tang Dynasty in the 10th century, Japan’s 20th century domination, Mao’s famine-ridden regime of fear and today’s unsustainable growth.
Yay Brexit!
Brendan O’Neill in Spiked enthuses that Brexit is superior to just about anything else in the world. “There should be street parties” on the 10th anniversary of the popular vote to withdraw from the EU, he writes. “Let the bells peal for that momentous day when in our millions we said No to globalism.” The continuing surfeit of saboteurs and naysayers among Britain’s “idiot elites”, O’Neill snorts, are gripped by Brexit Derangement Syndrome.
