Berfrois

Britain

Collective hallucinations and inefficient markets: The British Railway Mania of the 1840s

‘…it’s easy to see why financial insiders think it doesn’t make much difference who wins the next UK election’

The Siege of Cádiz: Napoleon’s fatal knot

Poem: Kentucky Derby by Andrea Cohen
Slideshow: ‘Defamatory’ Images Of Uzbekistan
Book excerpt: ‘Last Call’ by Daniel Okrent
Poem: The Lightkeeper by Carolyn Forché
Video: James Randi’s fiery takedown of psychic fraud
Book excerpt: ‘The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama’ by David Remnick