From John Berger to Jenny Kleeman: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Power Up by Yasmin Ali and Ghost Pains by Jessica Jezewska Stevens.
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Sophie McBain
Sophie McBain is associate editor of the New Statesman and writes on psychology, society and the science of us. She has reported for the New Statesman from the US and Middle East and her writing has earned her two British Society of Magazine Editors awards and the 2016 Amnesty International Award for best feature.
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David Brooks’ delusions of moral decline
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Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s deluded world-view matters
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