Donald Trump
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
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What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham