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Will we always have Paris?

2024-07-26T15:34:59+01:00

If the Olympics go off safely it will be because of months of preparation by every arm of law enforcement. At least one terrorist has already been prevented from

Will we always have Paris?2024-07-26T15:34:59+01:00

Barry Goldwater’s Failure at the RNC

2024-07-21T11:42:55+01:00

This week, Donald Trump accepted the presidential nomination at the RNC. Barry Goldwater did the same thing sixty years ago—and the speech was his downfall. Read more

Barry Goldwater’s Failure at the RNC2024-07-21T11:42:55+01:00

David Lammy’s Trump problem

2024-07-19T11:44:06+01:00

The tone of Lammy’s anti-Trump statements was more millennial troll than statesman-in-waiting. Read more

David Lammy’s Trump problem2024-07-19T11:44:06+01:00

How to Respond to an Almost-Assassination

2024-07-19T11:41:46+01:00

Yesterday evening’s attack on Donald Trump is reminiscent of the shootings of Ronald Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt—and their pitch-perfect response. Read more

How to Respond to an Almost-Assassination2024-07-19T11:41:46+01:00

The new dark age

2024-07-11T15:58:30+01:00

A number of our wonderfully informed MPs joined the throngs passing the Lancet’s figure around  social media. Read more

The new dark age2024-07-11T15:58:30+01:00