Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’. Credit: Getty

02/08/2026 - 8:45pm

Sanae Takaichi’s historic victory plays to Trump’s advantage Japan’s Iron Lady’s gamble has paid off

The chief of staff's Blue Labour sympathies irked the party's Left. Credit: Getty

Morgan McSweeney’s exit may work in Starmer’s favor

Elijah Schaffer scandal reveals hollowness of trad movement Behind the talk of family and faith lies a culture of hypocrisy and grievance

Leader Alice Weidel has had hotel bookings cancelled on the campaign trail. Credit: Getty

Anti-AfD resistance is spreading beyond party politics

Saturday

07.02

The party is targeting red-leaning states ahead of the midterms. Credit: Getty

Can Democrats win over rural America?

Michael Baharaeen

Russian general shooting could derail Ukraine peace talks Moscow now has a ready-made pretext to step back from negotiations

Bethany Elliott

Britain has a fetish for military politicians Ex-soldier Al Carns is now an improbable contender for the Labour leadership

Friday

06.02

US funding for MAGA think tanks in Europe will backfire As well as being wasteful, the move will aggravate allies

Kamala Harris’s ‘Headquarters’ is a digital vanity project KamalaHQ’s relaunch repeats every mistake that cost Democrats young voters in 2024

Bitcoin crash is first sign of a market death spiral A weak jobs market coupled with hot inflation could lead to stagflation

UK ‘supermax’ prisons are a white flag to violent offenders US-style units are an admission of defeat on de-radicalization

Thursday

05.02

'It may not matter who is on the ticket in 2028.' Credit: Getty.

The return of yellow dog Democrats

Europe’s censorship dispute could shatter US alliance A Congressional report has exposed attempts to restrict free speech

Wolfgang Munchau

Hilton boycotts hurt the workers activists claim to defend A Sunrise Movement campaign presents a contradiction for progressives

Wednesday

04.02

'The main source of scepticism about the renminbi is political, not technical.' Credit: Getty.

China won’t end dollar hegemony

Elon Musk’s SpaceX bet is a costly mistake His $1.25 trillion merger is looking to put data centers in space

Andrew Orlowski

Tuesday

03.02

Court ruling intensifies MAGA’s antitrust civil war A judge’s intervention has exposed fault lines in the Right’s Big Tech approach

‘Fafo’ is no answer to gentle parenting Letting children make their own mistakes will not cure adults’ anxiety

Carolyn D. Gorman

Monday

02.02

Back where he belongs. Credit: Rumble

Dan Bongino’s comeback show reveals MAGA’s growing divisions

Texas special election win offers a blueprint for Democrats Taylor Rehmet’s upset victory has boosted hopes of flipping the state

Russia’s economy is strained, but not broken Moscow reportedly needs an extra $16 billion to finance the war

Sunday

01.02

The court awarded Fox Varian $2 million. Credit: Getty

First detransition trial victory is only the beginning

Lisa Selin Davis

Trump’s budget cuts could break the old UN model Financial pressure may lead to a more multipolar organization

European nuclear umbrella is a fantasy Friedrich Merz wants Germany to stop relying on America

Saturday

31.01

In the clear? Credit: Getty

Latest Epstein release may have defused threat to Trump

Emily Jashinsky

Don Lemon deserved to be arrested He does not get a free pass for breaking the law

Ukraine ‘truce’ is little cause for optimism Moscow is still undermining peace negotiations

Bethany Elliott

Friday

30.01

Why are TikTok medics threatening ICE? Parts of the medical profession have blurred the line between activism and care

Matt Mahan offers California a way back to competence San Jose’s Mayor gives moderates a chance to reclaim the Governor’s Mansion

Kevin Warsh pick signals return to pre-2008 Fed era Trump has reluctantly chosen a fiscal hawk

Yoram Hazony gave a confused speech this week. Credit: Getty

National conservatives are naive about antisemitism on the Right

Australia’s populist revolution has already begun One Nation has broken the old duopoly and buried the center-right

Andrew Lowenthal