Issue No.
24
May 2009
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| Welcome to May’s review of books |
 Tim Black
This month we celebrate the second birthday of the spiked review of books. When spiked launched its monthly review in May 2007, we said it would be an arena in which writers could ‘take the pulse of our times and launch salvos in the battle of ideas’. ‘No books will be burnt, though the debate will get heated’, we promised. We hope we have kept our promise. In keeping with the review’s mission to dig deep into the issues of our day and put the case for free and very critical thinking, this month we have part two of Sean Collins’ essay on the 1930s, in which he challenges the conventional wisdom that the New Deal saved America. We also have Tim Black standing up for human ambition against John Gray’s wild-eyed misanthropy, Michael Fitzpatrick on why Engels was more than Marx’s sidekick, Rob Lyons on the politics of disease, Emily Hill on what’s really wrong with celebrity culture, and much more. Enjoy! [Cover illustration by Jan Bowman.] |
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