Zimbabwe
Mugabe and Me
From bonding over jokes about Jesuit teachers to becoming a persona non grata, David Smith recalls his relationship with Robert Mugabe
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
