‘His homeland, he says, is a “society that is frankly more democratic, multi-ethnic, and egalitarian than any other in recorded history”. The Gini coefficient and Democracy Index beg to differ.’

"Fixated on slagging off the left, [Williams] has marooned himself on an island of vacuity."

Ouch.

“Williams’s grand subject being himself, now we have a third memoir. Summer of Our Discontent takes a caustic look at Black Lives Matter from the lofty vantage point of his Parisian garret.”

Damn

the other reason i like this review is it confirms that i’m not the only person who has read this dude’s work and thought, “him? really?”

this made me cackle

I took one for the team...

Thanks! Tbf, he is quite critical of Trumpian conservatism, but he is most definitely a reactionary centrist, as you say.