The Vatican files. In this month's @Lit_Review, I wrote a long-form review on two new papal volumes: Pope Francis's autobiography and Philip Shenon's masterful history of the modern popes. Blessed are the page-turners!

@henrymjtonks Great! Here's how Reagan, who did much to gut FDR's legacy, described seeing him in 1936: "A wave of affection and pride swept through that crowd as [FDR] passed by...drawing from us reservoirs of confidence and enthusiasm some of us had forgotten we had during those hard years.”

The land of the thirsty. I reviewed a book in this week's @TheTLS about the end of Prohibition.

@BronwynGeyer @Taylor2je Very much enjoyed Prof. Taylor's original, eye-opening book. All the best with publication.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has died. Last summer, I wrote for @UnHerd about the origins of his toxic ideology.

Shared my favorite books of 2024 with @EngelsbergIdeas.

On His Holiness’s secret service. I looked into the Vatican’s intelligence agency in today’s @SundayTimes.

Trump's reelection is bad news for the climate. But there's a glimmer of hope: nuclear energy. I explain why in @BostonGlobe.

@isabelleboemeke Perfectly said! Thank you for your advocacy of nucleae. You might find this article of interest:

@moms4nuclear Agreed! This article might interest you (and thank you for your activism):

@AdamREngland Likewise!

@AdamREngland Agreed, Adam, it's a marvelous, propulsive read. Incredibly insightful about JFK. I interviewed Logevall for this piece if you're interested:

I went on @BBCPersian tonight to talk about the new chapter in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Trump's plan to end the war and Putin's likely demands. (It's dubbed in Farsi.)

I'm on Bluesky under theozenou.

@mattiaferraresi Maybe there is something I can do to help actually. What's the best way to reach you? Email? DM?

@mattiaferraresi Sounds really interesting. I've enjoyed your English-language articles in UnHerd and the Boston Globe. Any plans to release I Demoni Della Menta in English?

"You didn't get five minutes to breathe." I recounted the dramatic circumstances which led Arthur Ashe to win the first U.S. Open for @EngelsbergIdeas.

Sacré Keir! In @NewStatesman, Sophie Wiesenfeld and I explain why Starmer has become the champion of the moderate left in France.

RT @NewStatesman: The Labour leader has become a political hero to the French centre-left.

Brazil is at war. The enemy: fake news. In @BostonGlobe, I looked at Brazil's battle against far-right lies.