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Matthew d'Ancona

@MatthewdAncona

Editor at large THE NEW WORLD; Contributing Editor, @prospect_uk; Podcast @the2Matts with Matt Kelly Thurs/Sun. Visiting research fellow @QMUL

Joined July 2011
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RIP John Edward William d’Ancona CB (May 28, 1935-June 24, 2019). Beloved husband, father, grandfather, public servant, footballer, and patriot. He played for Newcastle and rose to the heights of Whitehall. But love of family came first. There was nobody like you, Dad. Thank you.
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A fascinating piece on the appetite among students for a rigorous course teaching the Great Books. Five minutes on Substack will show you how great this appetite is. Maybe it’s time for Gen X and Millennial academics to dump the ‘theory’ slop and post-modern ‘discourse’ rubbish and let young people enjoy the classics? Just a thought wsj.com/lifestyle/harvard-cl…
The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take

The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take

It’s an ungodly amount of reading and no easy A. So why are freshmen lining up to get into Humanities 10?

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How transactivism captured therapy - must-read piece by my friend @bindelj unherd.com/2026/10/how-trans… via @UnHerd
How transactivism captured therapy

How transactivism captured therapy

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Two very different takes on John Healey's first Budget! @the2Matts from @TheNewWorldmag open.spotify.com/episode/1uK…
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The PM’s first budget must show the meaning behind his mantra – by challenging us to be citizens rather than impatient observers ✍️ @MatthewdAncona buff.ly/uWw1wzr
Burnham’s hard road to hope

Burnham’s hard road to hope

The PM’s first budget must show the meaning behind his mantra – by challenging us to be citizens rather than impatient observers

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LIVE SOON 🎥 Are horror films just not scary anymore? Join John Bleasdale and @MatthewdAncona live on Monday at 11am as they discuss the gentrification of horror. JOIN AT 11am GMT: buff.ly/Tf9Lsu1
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Q&A: Is John Healey's big day going to be a great big nothingburger? @The2Matts from @TheNewWorldmag open.spotify.com/episode/2En…
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Fatherland is a memorable film about a master we’ve neglected ✏️ @MatthewdAncona 🔗 buff.ly/1Gu7Mes
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Pawel Pawlikowski’s exquisite portrait of Thomas Mann, FATHERLAND, leads this week's culture picks in @TheNewWorldmag thenewworld.co.uk/matthew-da…
Matthew d'Ancona's culture: Why Thomas Mann is the writer we need right now

Matthew d'Ancona's culture: Why Thomas Mann is the writer we need right now

Fatherland is a memorable film about a master we’ve forgotten

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The PM’s first budget must show the meaning behind his mantra – by challenging us to be citizens rather than impatient observers ✏️ @MatthewdAncona buff.ly/uWw1wzr
Burnham’s hard road to hope

Burnham’s hard road to hope

The PM’s first budget must show the meaning behind his mantra – by challenging us to be citizens rather than impatient observers

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What do the riots in France really signal? And what do they mean for liberal societies under strain? @The2Matts from @TheNewWorldmag open.spotify.com/episode/017…
What do the riots in France really signal?

What do the riots in France really signal?

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Really important piece
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Welcome to the new global order of the two AI empires. My latest for @ForeignAffairs with @ericschmidt and Lisa Klaassen.
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Burnham's idea of "hope" is radically different to - and has deeper roots than - Blair's focus upon "progress" Me for @TheNewWorldmag thenewworld.co.uk/contributo…
Matthew d’Ancona Archives

Matthew d’Ancona Archives

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Well said @RMCunliffe
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- @RMCunliffe “I am a Jewish woman being called antisemitic. I don’t think you would sit here & lecture somebody of any other religion or race on what counted as bigotry or racism towards them in the way you have explicitly called me antisemitic..I don’t think you would do that
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Q&A: How big a threat to the UK is Le Pen? What's going on at Faber with Sally Rooney? Plus: the Matts invent words... @The2Matts from @TheNewWorldmag open.spotify.com/episode/2Fq…
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In his new book Signs from the Future, the great philosopher decodes today’s chaos and warns of worse to come ✏️ @MatthewdAncona 🔗 buff.ly/vTVyYIu
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Slavoj Žižek's fine new book SIGNS FROM THE FUTURE leads this week's culture picks in @TheNewWorldmag thenewworld.co.uk/matthew-da…
Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Slavoj Žižek on Trump, Musk and the antichrist

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Slavoj Žižek on Trump, Musk and the antichrist

In his new book, Signs from the Future, the great philosopher decodes today’s chaos and warns of worse to come

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END TIMES FASCISM by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor - my review for @ChurchTimes churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2…
Book reviews: End Times Fascism: And the fight for the living world by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

Book reviews: End Times Fascism: And the fight for the living world by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

Matthew d’Ancona on the different strands and their interaction

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Putin is the big winner in Trump's shameful betrayal of Ukraine @the2Matts from @TheNewWorldmag open.spotify.com/episode/0Zp…
Putin's the big winner in Trump's betrayal

Putin's the big winner in Trump's betrayal

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Our next edition is on sale! 🔥 Read @MatthewdAncona on Trump's snuff politics and the very public execution of American values. Plus, @campbellclaret on Kellyanne Conway 🇺🇸 PLUS: Get a free signed copy of Alastair's new book when you subscribe buff.ly/mQIbPUI
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Hegseth and Trump are “making the provision of death porn at global scale a function of US statecraft: clippable, meme-ready, a disgusting feast for AI and sadistic voyeurism”. Read this anatomy of a public execution. ✍️@MatthewdAncona @TheNewWorldmag app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/…
Trump’s snuff politics is a new low in American cruelty

Trump’s snuff politics is a new low in American cruelty

The president is using barbaric spectacle as a political weapon – and the damage will go on long after he has gone

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