World
My Sally Rooney conversion
I tried to dislike the writing of Sally Rooney. But I failed. I retain some resistance to Sally Rooney the…
The cruelty really is the point
Earlier this week, Politico ran a piece called “Inflation’s biting. Roe’s fraying. Dems are still trying to connect with voters.”…
How the Channel defined Britain’s destiny
Geography matters. Everyone knows that. It defines Britain’s current relationship with Europe and its battle over the Northern Ireland protocol…
Does Putin have blood cancer?
Suddenly, we are all diagnosticians. Clips of a puffy Putin slurring his words, his hands twitching or clutching a table…
The madness of El Salvador’s Bitcoin city
A golden city on the coast of the tropical Pacific. A metal walkway suspended above a verdant volcano. And a…
Pope Francis has betrayed Cardinal Zen
When Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year-old former Bishop of Hong Kong, was arrested by Chinese authorities on Wednesday and charged…
Could Russia invade Moldova?
Chișinău, Moldova Armed soldiers patrol the checkpoints along the road into Transnistria, standing guard under a giant Soviet hammer and…
Abortion and the great American middle
Not one American in a hundred has read Roe v. Wade, and perhaps no more of us really understand how…
Hong Kong is now a police state
No one now denies that Hong Kong is a fiefdom of Beijing. Its democratic leaders have been packed off to…
Trump is still king in West Virginia
Bipartisanship is a word used too frequently, and seldom ever found in the swamps of Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, Congressman…
Has inflation peaked?
First, the good news: US inflation is down. Now the bad news: US inflation isn’t down by as much as…
Top US pollster: don't ditch Boris
To the CPS, the think-tank home of Thatcherite free-thinking. On today’s agenda: a sermon from Frank Luntz, the onetime populist Republican…
Why are progressives scared of Elon Musk?
Billionaire edgelord Elon Musk has just given progressives another reason to dread his ongoing attempt to buy Twitter. The founder…
Does Macron dream of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Emmanuel Macron has taken it upon himself to tackle the delicate diplomatic situation of the war in Ukraine with fresh…
The perils of 'Bidenflation'
Has inflation peaked in the United States? Today’s update from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the annual rate of…
In defence of a British bill of rights
Amnesty International and Stonewall are no strangers to criticising the government. This week they’ve been at it again: blasting Dominic…
The real reason for Putin’s intelligence shake-up
It has been reported this week that Vladimir Putin is shifting responsibility for covert operations in Ukraine to a different…
Merkel is turning into Blair
Angela Merkel left the German chancellery at the end of last year with a bunch of flowers, a standing ovation…
Even the WHO has turned on China's zero-Covid strategy
Covid infections are finally falling in Shanghai. The city reported just over 2,000 cases on Tuesday, down from over 27,000…
Is Britney Spears OK?
In a society obsessed with labels, we are surrounded by amateur psychologists at every turn. Low attention span? ADHD! Social…
Meghan Markle's presidential run appears inevitable
Meghan Markle has starred in a Netflix show and married into the Royal Family, but has she got her eyes…
Germany’s wilful ignorance is hurting Ukraine
Berlin, Germany Germans have a complex relationship with their Erinnerungskultur, or ‘culture of memory’. Whenever the word appears, it almost invariably…
Why the new Anglo-Swedish pact matters
Boris Johnson will arrive in Stockholm tomorrow to sign a defence agreement with Sweden to tide the country over until it…
Boris is gearing up for a new round of the Brexit wars
As prime minister, Boris Johnson does not follow the normal rules. To put it mildly. And this year’s Queen’s Speech,…
Why I'm not falling for Prince Harry's latest eco-venture
Just when you thought Prince Harry’s post-royal career couldn’t get any more absurd, he manages to make it so. His…
