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Contents October 2017 PROSPECT OCTOBER Main Features 21 36 Death of an American myth For good and ill, the US has always believed that it is an exceptional nation. Not any more 41 Meet the Mastos A Syrian family moves to Ohio—is there a place for them in Trump’s America? 47 Is this the man to stand up to Trump? UN Secretary General António Guterres is everything the American president is not BREXIT SPECIAL 52 The Duel: Should there be another The Duel: Should there be another EU referendum? 54 Britain’s new Gaullists The Brexit bunch would shudder to admit it— but they are following a decidedly French script 58 The winding road to Remain but they are following a decidedly French script We map out the Brexit bumps in the road The factor The factor 21 The political is personal Every election boils down to the character thing— who’s the leader that’s got what it takes? plus 26 Why context trumps character 29 Prospect Portraits Charm and steel: Amber Rudd 33 Don’t call her baby: Jo Swinson 34 Dropped out, tuned in: Angela Rayner 36 61 The machine in the ghost Gottlob Frege’s mind was the most powerful motor in modern philosophy 47
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PROSPECT OCTOBER CONTENTS Letters & opinions 4 Letters 6 Brexit is rooted in the ground beneath our feet 7 A failure of history 8 The fiction that boys shouldn’t cry 10 Unlawful and unjust 11 The House rules 12 When Congress told Trump— you’re fired! 14 The fourth revolution plus ’ cartoon strip 16 The view from Nairobi No justice, no peace 16 Speed data 18 The world’s nuclear weapons Who’s got them? How many? And how big? Brief Encounter 66 Mary Beard “ I can sing beautifully in my head, but even with the best-known carol it never sounds so convincing when it comes out of my mouth” Art & books 68 Balancing acts The Bank of England’s tussles with the Treasury have shaped the economy for 300 years Things to do this month 17 Prospect events Join us at our Book Clubs, talks and debates 71 Recommends Art: 71, Theatre: 73, Classical: 75, Film: 77, Opera: 79, Science: 81 92 Prospect at the Party Conferences Complete listings Cyber-security bulletin 84 Safety and data 86 Beating the hackers 86 Universal digital suffrage 79 73 The art of rebellion How artists in Turkey are coping with an authoritarian in charge 76 Playing with power James Graham on his new play about Labour’s troubles 79 Schlocky horror show Stephen King’s films are huge— but he prefers the books 82 Books in brief Life 88 Leith on language 88 Life of the mind 89 Matters of taste 90 Wine 90 DIY investor Endgames 95 The generalist crossword 95 Enigmas & puzzles 96 The way we were At home in the White House Listen to Prospect Listen to Prospect’s free podcast, Headspace, at prospectmagazine.co.uk, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts NEW! Prospect’s new free weekly podcast, How to fix..., hosted by Deputy Editor Steve Bloomfield. Tune in at: prospectmagazine.co.uk/howtofix Prospect online Get the latest analysis on Prospect’s website: prospectmagazine.co.uk Including Philip Ball on why we can no longer pretend freak weather is just down to chance. Plus John Kerr, the man who dra ed Article 50, on why he’s tired of Brexit being called “the will of the people.” @prospect_uk, @prospect_events facebook.com/prospect.mag prospect_magazine

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Contents October 2017

PROSPECT OCTOBER

Main Features

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36 Death of an American myth

For good and ill, the US has always believed that it is an exceptional nation. Not any more 41 Meet the Mastos

A Syrian family moves to Ohio—is there a place for them in Trump’s America? 47 Is this the man to stand up to Trump?

UN Secretary General António Guterres is everything the American president is not

BREXIT SPECIAL

52 The Duel: Should there be another

The Duel: Should there be another

EU referendum? 54 Britain’s new Gaullists

The Brexit bunch would shudder to admit it— but they are following a decidedly French script 58 The winding road to Remain but they are following a decidedly French script

We map out the Brexit bumps in the road

The factor The factor

21 The political is personal

Every election boils down to the character thing— who’s the leader that’s got what it takes? plus 26 Why context trumps character

29 Prospect Portraits

Charm and steel: Amber Rudd 33 Don’t call her baby: Jo Swinson

34 Dropped out, tuned in: Angela Rayner

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61 The machine in the ghost

Gottlob Frege’s mind was the most powerful motor in modern philosophy

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