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Henry Wismayer

Medium member since Dec 2017

Essays, features and assorted ramblings for over 70 publications, inc. NYT, WSJ, WaPo, Vice, Vox and TIME: www.henry-wismayer.com. On Twitter: @henrywismayer.

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The Age of Incompetence

What happens when we realize no one’s in control?

Henry Wismayer in The Mission

Mr Sandman, Bring Me a Dream

North of Petra, away from Jordan’s tourist trail, a beautiful sandstone…

The March of the Losers

Around the world, the victims are becoming the abusers, and Donald Trump is…

Jeremiad: Reflections on Our Insane Moment in Time

History’s Revenge

Henry Wismayer in Extra Newsfeed

Grenfell: No Ordinary Accident

The catastrophic fire that killed at least 80 in London was the…

Traveling in the Age of Anger

Political turbulence is affecting how we travel and where—here’s why…

Apocalypse Soon

Yes, it’s time to start panicking

Henry Wismayer in Extra Newsfeed

Why I’m Voting Corbyn

For the many not the few.

Henry Wismayer in Extra Newsfeed

Brexit Britain’s Imperial Delusion

To understand the forces propelling Brexit, it helps to examine the…

Henry Wismayer in Extra Newsfeed

The Mistakes We Make: Why Liberalism is Teetering on Feet of Clay

Hypocritical and self-denying, too…