Adrian Wooldridge is a British journalist and author who serves as a columnist and editor at The Economist, where he has worked for decades covering politics, business, and intellectual history. He contributed analysis of British and transatlantic politics to The Weekly Standard. He has co-authored several influential books on globalization, governance, and the history of meritocracy.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS that can be said against Michael Moore. An odd combination of Howard Stern and Paul Krugman, Moore is the king of all left-wing media, from films to books, who specializes in trashing everything that conservative America holds dear. For Moore, businessmen are always trampling…
THE BRITISH have a joke about the curse of Hello!, a glossy magazine that specializes in sucking up to international celebrities. No sooner does the latest issue hit newsstands than the "perfect marriage" falls apart or the "brilliant businessman" turns out to be a serial embezzler. Perhaps…