PinnedLuke MurphyNottingham Forest, the End of History and the Last FanWe are entering football’s end state — what happens on the pitch is less important than what happens off it.Apr 261Apr 261
PinnedLuke MurphyAdam Curtis’ Scared Old WorldWe are an emotional and manipulated mess. It is Aldous Huxley’s medicated, euphoric and unfree world; if only it was new and brave.Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Luke MurphyJulia, Sandra Newman: ReviewChristopher Hitchens once said that George Orwell mattered because he correctly identified and was against the three great forces of his…4d ago4d ago
Luke MurphyThinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman: ReviewEverything that we are taught and everything that we know about how humans behave revolves around the idea that we are rational and…Sep 27Sep 27
Luke MurphyThe Little Drummer Girl, John le Carré: ReviewThis story was written in and set in 1982, just before the Israeli-Lebanese war of the same year. In it, a Palestinian bomb maker goes to…Sep 171Sep 171
Luke MurphyThe Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists — A Review from 2020An Edwardian version of HBO’s ‘The Wire’, the book is a slow safari through a system defined by absurd injustice.Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Luke MurphyHistory doesn’t stand still — but should our statues?Is history so statuesque?Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
Luke MurphyShould we refrain from criticism of government during serious crisis?A message attacking the media went viral last week. But like so much of what is easily passed on these days we must ask, is it healthy?May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Luke MurphyThe Long Twentieth Century Has EndedThe Long 20th Century 1914–2020 has ended. The 21st Century has now truly begun.Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
Luke MurphyExtinction Rebellion leader’s Holocaust comments are wrong — and bad for Climate ActionComparing the climate emergency to the Holocaust reinforces stereotypes of environmentalists as unserious or unfit for decision-making.Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019
