The techno-optimist fallacy
Robert Skidelsky is right to warn about the delusions of our tech overlords – but his critique of Silicon Valley…
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From Elton John to Wendy Cope: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Tremor by Teju Cole and A Woman I Know by Mary Haverstick.
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In search of the meaning of sport
A new book shows how sport has shaped British history and society – but cannot explain why it matters as…
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Books of the year 2023
New Statesman writers and guests choose their favourite reading of the year.
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The Booker Prize is becoming irrelevant
The judging panel hasn’t picked an exciting winner in years because there simply hasn’t been one.
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AS Byatt’s hard truths
The novelist, who died last week aged 87, clung fast to realism during a time of faddish post-structuralists.
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The everyday economists guiding Rachel Reeves
The shadow chancellor’s history of women economists raises profound questions about the future of work.
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Bill Gates is bad for humanity
By “maximising” lives, the billionaire philanthropist is making ours worse.
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