A rift has been forming on the American Right. Credit: Getty

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The conservative war over the Civil Rights Act

Ron DeSantis was the last hope of a Covid reckoning His scientific approach stood out from candidates of both parties

Jay Bhattacharya

Why is Nato preparing for World War III? Prioritising remilitarisation over economic growth is dangerously short-sighted

Philip Pilkington

Can the Davos crowd get used to another Trump term? Credit: Getty

The Davos consensus is finally cracking

Mary Harrington

Ron DeSantis is betting on a populist future The Florida Governor is already laying the groundwork for a future run

Sunday, January 21

David Mamet: why Trump will win in 2024 The Pulitzer winner speaks to Flo Read about the death of the American Left

Californians are turning against immigration A new poll finds that both Democrats and Republicans are increasingly sceptical

Is the EU dropping Net Zero? Right-wing parties have cottoned on to voter rejection of green policies

Ralph Schoellhammer

Saturday, January 20

If we are sliding down an icy road to war, the primary actors are at least pressing on the brakes. Credit: Getty

Can a wider war in the Middle East still be prevented?

Friday, January 19

Goodbye to Davos — and good riddance The world envisioned by the WEF has collapsed

Britain’s strictest head teacher: my case to ban prayer in school Katharine Birbalsingh speaks to Freddie Sayers about the lawsuit against her school

Whose nationalism is it anyway? Credit: Getty

Humza Yousaf doesnt want to be a nationalist anymore

Mary Harrington

Is Israel about to break with America? Benjamin Netanyahu has declared his opposition to a two-state solution

We still don’t know the real Keir Starmer ITV's big interview avoided scrutinising Labour's plans for power

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Canada is buckling under record immigration

Thursday, January 18

A sleeping Joan of Arc, who has been retrospectively 'transed'. Credit: Getty

Trans activists have a new target: the Middle Ages

Eliza Mondegreen

China’s flagging economy will drag the West down too Slowing growth will kneecap the world's biggest trading nation

It’s not Right-wing to care about birth rates Emmanuel Macron angered feminists with a recent speech on fertility

'Does vaccinating children pass any kind of cost-benefit test?' Credit: Getty

Was vaccinating children against Covid a mistake?

Rishi Sunak called his opponents’ bluff on Rwanda — and won The Prime Minister has seen off the Tory rebels, but doubts remain

Wednesday, January 17

Don’t trust Davos on ‘Disease X’ The WEF risks repeating Covid-era mistakes in future pandemics

Javier Milei speaks at Davos this afternoon. Credit: WEF

Javier Milei: the West is heading towards socialism

Private youth gender clinic could be worse than the Tavistock Families may pursue treatment which contradicts NHS advice

Poor Things reinvigorates the Prometheus myth A new film starring Emma Stone is a thrilling ode to human capability

Teflon Don. Credit: Getty

The media’s ‘deplatform Trump’ strategy will backfire

Resigning Tories go out with a whimper, not a bang Rishi Sunak's government will survive, but it cannot recover

Tuesday, January 16

Ursula von der Leyen speaks in Davos on Tuesday. Credit: World Economic Forum

Ursula von der Leyen: misinformation is world’s gravest problem

Could Sahra Wagenknecht be in Germany’s next government? The Left-winger's new party is polling even with Olaf Scholz's SPD

What next for Vivek Ramaswamy? The insurgent Republican candidate still has a political future

J.K. Rowling has set up several charities, as well as a sexual violence support centre. Credit: Getty

The myth of JK Rowling’s ‘heart of darkness’

Josephine Bartosch

Monday, January 15

Can Ecuador copy the Bukele model? El Salvador's hardline approach to gangs is difficult to replicate

Beware the WEF’s new misinformation panic A report warns about the alleged threat of AI-powered lies

Jacob Mchangama