James HerbertThe impact of 20 years of nation-building in AfghanistanI wanted to see the impact of the past 20 years of effort by the US and its allies to improve the situation in Afghanistan.Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
James HerbertPiketty and DiEM25: Why DiEM25 Needs to get Radical About RedistributionRoughly one year ago I was lucky enough to attend a lecture given by Thomas Piketty at the Central European University in Budapest. He was…Sep 15, 2019Sep 15, 2019
James HerbertBritish Prime Ministers and their Backgrounds: 1945–2018I’m interested in the backgrounds of political elites. I’d love to see a study of how this varies around the world. E.g., BAs or BScs, law…Jan 6, 2019Jan 6, 2019
James HerbertOn the migrant crisisThis evening, Jacqueline Bhabha delivered a lecture at CEU as part of the Rethinking Open Society project. The title of her lecture was…Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
James HerbertThe Tragedy of the 23rdMonday was a national holiday in Hungary, a celebration of the nation’s 1956 attempt to regain sovereignty from Soviet tutelage…Oct 28, 2017Oct 28, 2017
James HerbertHow to campaign for Labour: 3 stepsThere’s little more than a week to go until voting day and Labour are making huge gains on the Conservatives. When Theresa May called the…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
James HerbertHow to spend less time on Facebook: 5 stepsI didn’t like how much time I was spending on social media, and I particularly disliked how much time I was spending on Facebook. I’d tried…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
James HerbertNatural Sciences vs Social SciencesWhich is the best method for gathering knowledge? For arriving at objective truths? Is it the social sciences or the natural sciences? Why…Sep 9, 2016Sep 9, 2016
James HerbertinThe StudyFancy a Master’s? Give Holland a HollerGot a degree? Don’t want to become a real person? Perhaps you can’t even figure out how to become a real person? I have the solution. Study…Sep 4, 2016Sep 4, 2016
James HerbertinThe StudyLast Night…Last night I read John Gray’s preface to Bertrand Russel’s Sceptical Essays (read it for free here). It left me a little worried. Gray sets…Jan 24, 2015Jan 24, 2015