Good riddance to Elon Musk
The Tesla chief’s Doge was the worst of all worlds.
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The capitulation of the American elite
In the face of Trump’s illiberal policies, the legal profession is not only surrendering, it’s collaborating.
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The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just the latest populists to weaponise fears of a sinister “deep state”.
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Trump’s speech unveiled America’s new politics
Republicans cheer along dutifully; Democrats hold up signs.
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Was Keir Starmer’s Trump meeting really a triumph?
The real story of the Prime Minister’s US trip was one of British weakness.
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Trump’s hostile takeover of religion
He has realised that the Almighty is the perfect marketing tool.
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The plot to asset-strip American government
Even the radical architects of Project 2025 didn’t propose what Elon Musk is doing to US democracy.
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Biden’s unforgivable pardons
The US president repeatedly vowed not to pardon his son. In his final weeks in office he did it anyway.
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Donald Trump’s techno-futurist inaugural address
The president embraces the Silicon Valley elite, leaving populists with little to celebrate.
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Joe Biden’s tragedy of errors
He will be remembered for his foreign policy mistakes – and his refusal to let go.
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This is Donald Trump’s ceasefire
Joe Biden doesn’t own this peace – but Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must now take responsibility for what comes next.
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The downfall of Matt Gaetz
The controversial Maga loyalist has withdrawn from consideration for serving as Donald Trump’s attorney general.
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Trump’s blowtorch Cabinet
This Maga wish-list of a team is intent on burning down America’s institutions.
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Inside Joe Biden’s failing Israel policy
America’s diplomats are going in circles – closely followed by Bob Woodward.
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A whirlwind tour of Washington with David Lammy
Republicans like the “realism” but not the “progressive” part of the shadow foreign secretary’s doctrine.
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The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power
She is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?
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Washington doesn’t think Ron DeSantis can win
Democrats are blasé about the Florida governor, while Republicans know he won’t beat Donald Trump.
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Zelensky needed to go to Washington
With the war soon to enter its second year, Ukraine still needs all the Western support it can get.
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The weirdness of America’s approach to sick days
The country’s rail strikes reveal a vulnerability in its workforce.
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The unbearable whiteness of Washington DC
How a new African-American history museum reveals the changing face of the US capital.
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