Uneasy lies the head. Credit: Getty
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Marine Le Pen trial will boost the French Right

Susanne Mundschenk

Wednesday, January 14

14.01

Supreme Court trans sport ruling is not a Left-Right issue Public opinion strongly rejects male participation in women’s categories

Lisa Selin Davis

14.01

The Fed has too much power Central bankers have treated the US economy as a game for decades

Michael Lind

14.01
Zadie Smith is among the famous names to withdraw from the festival. Credit: Getty.

Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy

Andrew Lowenthal

Tuesday, January 13

13.01

Scott Adams grasped Trump’s appeal long before others The deceased cartoonist recognized the Republican’s powers of persuasion

Oliver Bateman

13.01

Mattel’s ‘autistic Barbie’ is a clumsy attempt at diversity Attempts to be more inclusive for corporate profit are rarely successful

Kristina Murkett

13.01
Has Keir Starmer picked an unwinnable fight? Credit: Getty

Targeting Grok highlights the limits of Online Safety Act

Timandra Harkness

13.01

Nadhim Zahawi’s defection is damaging for Reform Nigel Farage’s party risks becoming another establishment vehicle

Loic Fremond

Monday, January 12

12.01

Trump’s Fed threats mark end of central bank independence A breakdown in consensus is a sea change in the Western fiscal status quo

Wolfgang Munchau

12.01

Salman Rushdie: I voted for Zohran Mamdani The novelist argued that the new mayor ‘deserves a shot’

James Billot

12.01

A Steve Bannon 2028 run would remind MAGA of its purpose He is more opposed to monopolies and cutting welfare programs

Michael Cuenco

12.01
Amelia is a bad influence on Charlie in the game. Credit: Hull City Council

UK counter-extremism game reveals a naive establishment

Mary Harrington

Sunday, January 11

11.01

Texas is setting dangerous free speech precedent in Charlie Kirk case The Federation of Teachers is suing the state education agency over censorship

Brennen VanderVeen

11.01

Credit card cap shows Trump is nervous about November A slew of populist promises may not be enough to solve America's affordability crisis

John Rapley

11.01

Surge in Bible sales reflects a counter-cultural shift Younger readers are drawn toward the Good Book's mysticism

Niall Gooch

11.01
Khamenei's enemies are coalescing around Reza Pahlavi. Credit: Getty

Iran’s protests open door for monarchist resurgence

Kyle Orton

Saturday, January 10

10.01

What’s behind Democrats’ coordinated messaging on New York Hamas protest? Progressives and moderates echoed identical talking points

Oliver Bateman

10.01

Why Gulf states no longer trust British universities The UAE is right to cut funds for students wishing to study in the UK

Dominic Adler

Friday, January 9

09.01

Gavin Newsom is selling a California success story that never happened His White House bid will be undermined by his gubernatorial record

Joel Kotkin

09.01
The US President wants to stand alone. Credit: Getty

Trump’s exit from international bodies spells end of multilateralism

Wolfgang Munchau

09.01

Why Silicon Valley won’t save us from doomscrolling A new antisocial media app wants to atone for its founders' sins

Gavin Haynes

09.01

The secular press can’t understand Pope Leo He is a curious blend of conservative and reformer

Peter Franklin

Thursday, January 8

08.01
The President's reforms could make things worse. Credit: Getty

Trump should leave the housing market alone

Michael Lind

08.01

Influencers and AI will fill the void left by local journalism The closure of one of the nation’s oldest newspapers signals a far worse future

Ryan Zickgraf

08.01

Seizing empty Russian oil tanker doesn’t serve America’s interests It could jeopardize a Ukraine peace deal

Jennifer Kavanagh

08.01
The line between compassion and coercion could quietly disappear. Credit: Getty

Could selling deadly chemicals become legal under assisted dying?

Adam James Pollock

Wednesday, January 7

07.01
The paper still can't make its mind up. Credit: Getty

The New York Times is defending itself against the wrong gender attacks

Lisa Selin Davis

07.01

Trump’s goal isn’t war — it’s Greenland’s independence Self-rule will allow American influence to grow

Tom Rogan

07.01
‘The present British and European strategy is running enormous risks.’ Credit: Getty

European security guarantees for Ukraine ring hollow

Anatol Lieven

Tuesday, January 6

06.01

More extremist posts surface by Mamdani tenant czar Cea Weaver attacked the NYPD, ICE and private property on her Facebook account

Sohrab Ahmari

06.01
Yesterday’s man. Credit: Getty

Tim Walz symbolized Democrats’ progressive overreach

Emily Jashinsky

06.01

Stonewall deserves to go broke The LGBT charity’s income has collapsed by over half

Josephine Bartosch