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Portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay by Sir Francis Grant, National Portrait Gallery, London

Political ScienceFebruary 2, 20266 min readEvergreen

The Speech Macaulay Never Gave

A quote about Macaulay praising India's wealth and spiritual heritage before plotting to destroy it has circulated for decades — cited even by a former Indian president. It's fabricated. Here's the paper trail, and what his real 1835 Minute actually says.

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A dense crowd waving flags amid red smoke from flares

Political ScienceJanuary 12, 20268 min read

One Half of This Argument Has Evidence Behind It

There is serious comparative political science behind the claim that strong subnational identity drives social spending. Looking for equivalent rigour on the other half of the argument — that the same pride predictably turns hostile — I could not find it, and that asymmetry is worth more than a verdict.

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