James Tapper

James Tapper is a writer and journalist in London and formerly a foreign correspondent based in Delhi. He has written for The Observer and its sister paper, The Guardian, as well as GlobalPost.com and The Mail on Sunday. Find him on Twitter @itsjamestapper

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Business & Economics

How Accurate Are Prediction Markets?

Will I get COVID-19? Will I have a job in three months’ time? Will the shops have what I need? Research indicates that markets might not know best.

Politics & Government

The Many Metaphors of Brexit

How do metaphors shape political perceptions? And what do they mean for the future of Europe?

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Arts & Culture

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

In 1971, two legends of Black letters discussed Black manhood, white racism, the role of the writer, and the responsibility to teach.

Science & Technology

Can We Build a Better Facebook?

Is it time to turn our back on Facebook? And if so, what social network could possibly replace it?

Science & Technology

The Anatomists of Ancient Alexandria

Cultural forces under the Ptolemaic dynasty briefly allowed scholars like Herophilus to practice dissection—and possibly vivisection—on human subjects.

Politics & History

The Genocide Before the Shoah

For a century, Jews in Turkey have maintained a strategic silence when it comes to recognizing the Armenian genocide. Could that be changing?

Politics & History

Wilhelm Reich: Twice Burned

A psychoanalyst and physician, Reich fled the Nazis only to be detained by the US as an “enemy alien” during World War II. And then came the sexual revolution.

James Tapper

How Accurate Are Prediction Markets?

The Many Metaphors of Brexit

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