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Regime Change might be 2026’s nonfiction bestseller. Here’s why it’s essential, chilling reading

Regime Change might be 2026’s nonfiction bestseller. Here’s why it’s essential, chilling reading

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s excellent book Regime Change reveals the depth and consequences of Donald Trump’s obsession with fame and power.

30.07.2026 10

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Matthew Ricketson

Friday essay: how the Murdoch media’s loyalty to Israel births hypocrisy, attacks and ‘failed journalism’

News Corporation’s decades-long support for Israel is reflected in its coverage of Israel–Palestine, reducing its complexities to a black and...

03.07.2026 20

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Matthew Ricketson

Patrick Radden Keefe investigates Russian money in London through a teenager’s suspicious death

London Falling is well worth reading – but could have matched this star reporter’s masterpieces if it had ranged more widely.

15.05.2026 20

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Secrets, sexism and hypocrisy: Bonfire of the Murdochs reveals the family’s real succession drama

Gabriel Sherman, author of the latest and shortest Murdoch biography, is an outstanding journalist. But does he have something new to say about the...

13.03.2026 50

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Matthew Ricketson

Best of 2025 - Journos as heroes and villains - 'The Hack' reviewed - Part 1

10.01.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Matthew Ricketson

Over 100 issues, Quarterly Essay has generated news, controversy – and the occasional explosive scene

Longer than a magazine piece but shorter than a book, Quarterly Essay shapes our public culture in significant ways.

18.11.2025 40

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Matthew Ricketson

Journos as heroes and villains - 'The Hack' reviewed - Part 2

09.10.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Matthew Ricketson

Journos as heroes and villans - 'The Hack' reviewed - Part 1

08.10.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Matthew Ricketson

Biden’s advisers hid his decline – and the media didn’t dig hard enough

13.06.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Matthew Ricketson

‘He’d only have to show proof of life once in a while’: Joe Biden’s advisors hid his decline – and the media didn’t dig hard enough

This devastating book successfully prosecutes the case of Biden’s decline and the conspiracy to hide it – but underplays Biden’s achievements.

10.06.2025 30

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Matthew Ricketson