Ian Buruma

 


Ian Buruma is the author, most recently, of The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, From Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit. 

Content by author

Democracy, What Democracy? Jul 4th 2024
Are the Kids All Right? Jun 8th 2024
The Rage of the Outsiders  Nov 27th 2023
For the Love of Trump  Aug 2nd 2023
Should Rammstein Be Banned?  Jul 6th 2023
The Culture-War Trap  Mar 7th 2023
The History Trap Feb 14th 2023
China's Autocracy in Crisis  Jan 11th 2023
Catholics v. the Constitution Jul 2nd 2022
Stop Blaming the Russian Soul  Jun 8th 2022
History by Decree  Jan 7th 2022
Republican Martyrs  Dec 8th 2021
Éric Zemmour and the Revenge of Vichy  Nov 3rd 2021
The Specious Special Relationship  Oct 5th 2021
The Colonial Trap  Sep 7th 2021
Banning Opinion  Aug 6th 2021
Taiwan and the Ghosts of History  May 7th 2021
America’s Undimmed Global Culture  Apr 7th 2021
The Right Time for Joe Biden Feb 6th 2021
Trump’s Götterdämmerung  Jan 10th 2021
Who Is America?  Jan 2nd 2021
The Catholic Challenge  Oct 6th 2020
The Revenge of the Special Relationship Sep 16th 2020
Another Long, Hot Summer in America  Jun 4th 2020
America’s Gun Virus Apr 8th 2020
America’s Sacred Politics Jan 9th 2020
Trump’s Racist Ban on Anti-Semitism  Dec 14th 2019
The Patriot versus the President  Nov 23rd 2019
The Revolt Against Virtue  Apr 8th 2019
Licking the Boot that Kicks You  Mar 6th 2019
The UK’s Suicidal Tendencies  Feb 7th 2019
Japan First Jan 9th 2019
A Second Chance for Britain  Dec 7th 2018
What Now for America?  Nov 12th 2018
The Trump Whisperer  Oct 5th 2018
Reading the Signs of the Times Jul 10th 2018
Tweets of Infamy Jun 5th 2018
Political Machismo Apr 10th 2018
Gun Nation Mar 7th 2018
Moralism and the Arts Feb 6th 2018
Trump’s Willing Accomplices Dec 5th 2017
Speaking to the Far Right Nov 7th 2017
The North Korean Cult Oct 9th 2017
The Power of Monuments Sep 5th 2017
Trump and the Cosmopolitans Aug 9th 2017
Trump’s Flirtation with Violence Jul 10th 2017
The End of the Left/Right Divide? May 8th 2017
Trump the War President? Apr 12th 2017
War Against the West Mar 13th 2017
The New Anti-Semitism Feb 8th 2017
Hoping for the Best Against Trump Jan 12th 2017
Abusing Churchill Dec 10th 2016
Populism for the Rich Nov 4th 2016
Trump’s Deplorables Oct 8th 2016
Hair of the Top Dog Aug 2nd 2016
Little England and Not-so-Great Britain Jun 29th 2016
Springtime for Fascism? Jun 7th 2016
Anti-Semitism From the Left May 3rd 2016
An Unhinged Democracy in America Feb 9th 2016
Carpet Bombing History in America Jan 9th 2016
The Politics of Islamophobia Dec 5th 2015
The Brexit Balance Sheet Nov 12th 2015
Back to Socialism Oct 4th 2015
Necessary Migrants Sep 15th 2015
Clowns on the Campaign Trail Aug 3rd 2015
Good People, Bad Judgments Jul 9th 2015
The Soccer Mafia May 28th 2015
The End of 1945 May 6th 2015
Asian Values RIP Apr 4th 2015
Charlie and Theo Jan 15th 2015
Immigration and the New Class Divide Dec 11th 2014
"A Touch of Sin" and "Leviathan" Nov 11th 2014
Russia and China: Two Movies Nov 11th 2014
Who Loves China? Oct 2nd 2014
Reading Israel from Left to Right Sep 5th 2014
Why Bomb Civilians? Aug 5th 2014
Abe’s Long March Jul 6th 2014
America’s Late Imperial Dilemma Jun 6th 2014
The Trouble with Europe May 15th 2014
Cold War Comforts Apr 8th 2014
Sorry for Nothing Mar 9th 2014
The Idiocy of Olympic Values Feb 3rd 2014
Diplomats Behaving Badly Jan 13th 2014
East Asia’s Sins of the Fathers Dec 15th 2013
The Kennedy Temptation Nov 7th 2013
Bombing for Morality Sep 3rd 2013
America’s Enemy Within May 2nd 2013
The Trouble with North Korea Apr 2nd 2013
Send in the Clowns Mar 4th 2013
The Last Line of Decency Dec 8th 2010
Why is China Lashing Out? Nov 6th 2010
A Black and White Question Jul 28th 2009
Iran: Damaged Democracy Jul 7th 2009
How Free is Speech? Mar 7th 2009