The "special relationship" has long been a foreign policy myth. The day has finally come for a peaceful separation between two English-speaking powers.
Cameron will fall. Rebekah Brooks will play Judas. Scotland Yard will be brought to justice. The Murdoch debacle takes aim at the entire British establishment.
The Social Animal is an instruction manual for politicians, the chief virtue of which is that it is practically useless. Faced with geopolitical and economic upheaval, the New York Times columnist offers a reassuring refuge from reality.