It’s “too soon,” I suppose, to state the obvious, but I’ll do it anyway: Donald
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‘Martyr’ Trump Survives Assassination Attempt
“Let me get my shoes,” said Donald Trump, calmly under the circumstances. His coiffed pompadour
Israel Takes Another Shot At Mohammed Deif
Israel tried to kill Mohammed Deif on Saturday. Again. It was unclear, initially anyway, if
Biden In The Balance
“He is our president, he is our nominee and he will be our president again
Dreading November
A little help here. More help. A little more help. And posthaste. That, in a
Pelosi’s Malarkey
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Joe Biden’s the Democratic nominee. Ilhan Omar says the same. Ayanna Pressley’s
Saudis Tried To Extort G7 Over Fate Of Putin’s Frozen Billions
Would-be macro mavens and self-styled geopolitical observers harbor a lot of misconceptions about Saudi Arabia’s
Autocratic Embrace
Narendra Modi’s an autocrat. He’s also an ethnonationalist whose religious fervor at times strays perilously
Parkinson’s Innuendo Worsens White House Crisis
I assume this is (painfully) obvious, but just in case: I’d rather not spend my
Out To Pastor
A lot of people, myself included, will be eating crow in 2028 when Joe Biden,
Le Pen Denied As France’s Left Rolls To Shock Election Win
The firewall held. The firewall held. Marine Le Pen suffered a grievous blow in the
Jesus Christ
“I don’t think anybody’s more qualified to be president or win this race than me,”
Britain’s Back. But Nigel Serves Notice
“I believe this country is safer, stronger and more secure than it was 20 months
Labour Day
The polls weren’t wrong. Not that anyone thought they were. But… well, again, they weren’t
The Simple, Brutal Reality Of ‘Eastern Powers’
There’s a bull market in geopolitical counter-narrative. A raging, raging bull market. It’s been going
How Worried Should We Be?
Over the past few weeks, several readers have written to inquire as to my overall
Sotomayor Pens Obituary For American Democracy
To be aggrieved at a 2024 Supreme Court decision at odds with the popular will
‘Period. End Of Story’
It’s hard to know whether Joe Biden and his surrogates actually believe he’s up to
Le Pen ‘At The Gates Of Power’ As France’s Political Center ‘Wiped Out’
Implicit in Emmanuel Macron’s brazen decision to dissolve parliament three weeks ago was the notion
As US Celebrates July 4, UK Braces For ‘Electoral Asteroid’
It’s another holiday week in the US. On Thursday, American men will engage in the
No Choice: A Bear Market In Democracy
Long before Joe Biden and Donald Trump officially committed to reprising their roles for a
Paging @KamalaHarris
Donald Trump won the first (and, if Democrats have any sense about them, the only)
Brace For Impact
A growing chorus is concerned about the read-through of a prospective GOP election sweep for
Are Americans Taking Democracy For Granted?
I wasn’t planning to pen another “end of democracy” article this week. Really I wasn’t.
Macron, Le Pen And The Perils Of Polarization
It’s hard to feel “bad,” as such, for Emmanuel Macron. He not a terribly sympathetic
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