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Why does India get a free pass for supporting Russia?
When Russia invaded Ukraine the Indian government rapidly launched ‘Operation Ganga’. This was not a military operation, nor did it…
One nation under the CDC
For a brief moment, America was the cheering mission control room in every action movie. You know the one: the…
Israel is an apartheid state
If you’re after evidence of apartheid in Israel, you don’t have to look very far. Amid rioting by Palestinians and…
No, Boris Johnson didn’t mislead parliament
The PM did not lie to the House of Commons. Now, ordinarily what goes on inside the House of Commons…
Olaf Scholz is becoming Putin’s most valuable ally
If you think that Boris Johnson’s parties in Downing Street constitute a serious matter of state, you might want to…
Can the Queen's Jubilee spark a royal recovery?
I don’t know. Three words rarely uttered by commentators seeking a paid berth on a television studio sofa or a…
What people get wrong about fusionism
To suggest that the American conservative philosophy of fusionism was a mistake is often to betray one’s confusion about the…
Macron vs Le Pen debate: le verdict
Who won Wednesday night’s debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen depends on who is doing the scoring. In…
Sweden is burning again
Sweden has seen streets riots before. The country has witnessed attacks on police and rescue workers. But what played out this…
Le Pen drives Paris mad. That’s why her voters love her
When asked to define Marine Le Pen in a single word, a majority of French people came up with ‘cats’…
Banning Russian players from Wimbledon will backfire
We need to talk about Russophobia. There really is no other word for the swiftness with which Russian sportspeople and…
Have we hit peak Netflix?
This time last year, Netflix was fêted as the future of television. Its subscriptions grew by 30 per cent over 2020…
Johnson's partygate apology ploy
Boris Johnson bundled his Commons apology for breaking Covid laws together with an update on Ukraine because he wanted to…
Former Tory chief whip calls for Boris to quit
It never rains for No. 10 but it pours. After both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were last week fined…
Sri Lanka’s descent into chaos
Colombo, Sri Lanka Some 13 years after the end of a civil war that saw 100,000 deaths, Sri Lanka is…
Is Joe Biden’s Easter bunny running the country?
Cockburn has long regarded the Easter bunny as the least convincing of all the holiday-themed characters. Give him jelly beans,…
The Northern Ireland elections could break the Union
Belfast, Northern Ireland Phillip Brett was just nine years old the night a neighbour called to say his brother, Gavin,…
Criminalising ‘cyberflashing’ is a waste of time
It’s a fact of life that at any given time, a woman’s social media messages will be filled with three…
'Putin's brain': What Alexander Dugin reveals about Russia's leader
Much has been made of what Putin has in common with Stalin. Both leaders brook no dissent: they subordinate truth…
The gloves are off for Macron and Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clash tomorrow evening in an eagerly anticipated live television debate. The president has been…
The walls close in on the Russiagate perpetrators
The latest filing by Special Counsel Robert Durham, investigating Russiagate and the Hillary Clinton campaign, suggests the rabbit hole goes…
Remember Afghanistan?
For Americans, neglecting Afghanistan has long been the norm. Almost from its inception, it was the forgotten war, fought “over…
Elon Musk and tweeting on a volcano
Of all the hilarious freakouts over Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter, my personal favorite comes from journalism professor and…
Conservatives need to forget about Hungary
In his novel The Prime Minister, the fifth in the Palliser series, Anthony Trollope has Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium,…
Prince Harry's stolen future
It had been, for a change, a good few days for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Not only have…
