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The remaking of the British empire

A review of Liberty's Exiles: The Loss of America and the Remaking of the British Empire by Maya Jasanoff. James Simpson on his book Under the Hammer: Iconoclasm in the Anglo-American Tradition. Why don't Americans play cricket? All the other former British colonies seem to. Sorry, America: Canada and Australia have the most livable cities in the world (and more). Settlers and Expatriates: Anna Sanderson reviews three accounts of imperial history from the point of view of the colonists. A review of White Savage: William Johnson and the Invention of America by Fintan O’Toole. Britain isn't called great for nothing: Britons are too quick to damn these isles — how stupid when we have so much to celebrate. From Australian Review of Public Affairs, a review of Rodney Cavalier’s Power Crisis: The Self-Destruction of a State Labor Party and Lenore Taylor and David Uren’s Shitstorm: Inside Labor’s Darkest Days. A review of Liberalism: A Counter-History by Domenico Losurdo (and more). Left Behind: Why don’t the British teach their students about imperial history? The multiculti tango needs to be abolished or at the very least reconfigured, and the open space where the hyphen inserts itself closed — will Canada’s leaders have the courage to adopt the necessary steps? Small is cute, sexy, and successful: Why independence for Wales and other countries makes economic sense. A review of Unfinished Revolution: The Early American Republic in a British World by Sam W. Haynes. A review of Empires of Religion. The recent violence in Northern Ireland does not mark a return to the dark days, but as long as communities remain segregated, there will be trouble. A look at six Victorian inheritances Canadians should cherish. A review of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones (and more and more and more).