Hate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to Democracy, by Cherian George
Book of the week: Political Svengalis, not the public, drive populist pantomimes of democracy, says Angelia Wilson
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Academics urged to address Trump ‘Rust Belt revolt’
Political impact of deindustrialisation and free trade seen by experts as key to Trump victory
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The University of Utopia
Mark Gatenby considers what it means for business schools – and universities more generally – to embrace Utopian ways of thinking
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The week in higher education – 17 November 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Laurie Taylor – 17 November 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay, by Minxin Pei
Jonathan Mirsky on a bleak but believable view of rampant corruption taking a country to the dogs
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What are you reading? – 17 November 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The BBC: The Myth of a Public Service, by Tom Mills
Has the corporation acted as an arm of the state in the past, and might it in the future? Ivor Gaber wonders
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Searching for Lord Haw-Haw: The Political Lives of William Joyce, by Colin Holmes
A.W. Purdue on the man whose narcissism led to his becoming a mouthpiece for the Nazis
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This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer, by Richard Holmes
Duncan Wu on the art of biography
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New and noteworthy – 17 November 2016
The latest recommended reading takes in a Marxist view of the history of the US academy, Norse sagas (walrus penis bone, check), leisure time inequality, and American army victors and their spoils
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Grant winners – 17 November 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Trump agenda must not endanger what makes US HE strong
The government’s partnership with universities has been good for all; Anthony Monaco hopes the new administration will strengthen it
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Will Trump make US HE great again? Not likely
Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit foresee a bleak future for America’s global excellence and competitiveness