Jimmy Kimmel and the decline of the American comedian
His return to air was like watching a forced confession
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Why Kamala Harris lost
On the Rachel Maddow Show, the former vice president obfuscated and equivocated
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Trump’s week as king
The state visit was a humiliation ritual for Britain. Was it worth it?
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Jimmy Kimmel won’t be the last to be silenced
The Charlie Kirk crackdown is here, and the right-wing assault on free speech in America is underway
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From the archive: High noon in America
June 1968: the killing of Robert Kennedy’s portends only future violence in the US
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Why Charlie Kirk was killed
I think Charlie Kirk made the country a worse place. I believe his murder makes the country even worse
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The Oxford free speech battle over Charlie Kirk
Don’t ruin a student’s life over a tasteless comment
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Charlie Kirk and America’s Age of Lead
As violence mounts across the country, no one is safe – or innocent.
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The rise of Charlie Kirk
The online provocateur gained extraordinary influence within Trump’s team.
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk
The right-wing influencer and Trump ally was shot during a public appearance in Utah.
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Trump has redefined the language of politics
Coarse language now makes politicians look authentic.
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Donald Trump isn’t dead, he’s just rotting
The president’s bruises are signs of American sickness.
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Donald Trump is creating a personal paramilitary force
Ice, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has become a form of armed police.
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Gavin Newsom’s Trump tribute act
The California governor’s social media strategy is unserious, weird, attention-getting – and effective. That should worry us all.
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Lina Khan: “You can only undo so much in three and a half years”
The former chair of the Federal Trade Commission on the war against corporate power.
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Eddington derails the western
The old certainties about genre are as blurred as the world.
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The talented Mr Douthat
How Ross Douthat made himself liberal America’s favourite right-wing Catholic.
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What Trump really thinks of Ukraine
The US president’s White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky showed how the US is leaving Europe behind.
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Disdain and apathy in Washington DC
Democrats struggle to oppose Trump, while Republicans worry about his succession.
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Ursula von der Leyen’s deal exposes the delusions of EU boosters
The idea that the EU had leverage over the US only makes sense if you think that economics and security…
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