Israeli defense chief Yoav Gallant is in Washington this week to beg for weapons. If
Category: politics
Sweep Risk
Generally speaking, Americans don’t understand the extent to which democracy’s imperiled. When people hear “democracy
Roast Peasant
I suppose this goes without saying, but if you find yourself in Pyongyang begging for
France To The Right, UK To The Left
Two of the world’s preeminent democracies will hold pivotal elections in a mere three weeks’
France Staggers Toward Political, Financial Crises
Bruno Le Maire’s concerned. During an interview with Franceinfo radio, Emmanuel Macron’s finance minister took
America’s New Sales Pitch
Americans tend to take US “exceptionalism” in all its various manifestations for granted. Rarely do
We Have Your Money. And We’re Giving It To Ukraine.
On Thursday, G7 leaders agreed to a plan that would use investment returns on frozen
De Gaulleing Developments
“The French don’t see the cordon sanitaire.” That was the message on Tuesday from Éric
In France, A Mess
The domestic political situation in France remained extremely tenuous on Tuesday, when Emmanuel Macron’s inner
Mother Of All Tail Risks
“Demagogues and nationalists on the rise is bad for our nation, it’s bad for Europe
Benny Gantz Resigns Despite High-Profile Hostage Rescue
[Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 9, 2024, with details of Benny Gantz’s
‘Pinpointed’
Another day, another macabre collage of images from Gaza, where throngs of dejected locals lingered
Clandestine And Clumsy: Israel Botches Influence Operation Targeting Americans
Are you a prominent African American lawmaker on Capitol Hill? Are your social media posts
Modi Misses Mark
Markets, it would appear, are something less than efficient when it comes to pricing elections.
Biden Border Order Shows Politics Trumps Morality
It’s funny how all the high-minded rhetoric and pretensions to the moral high ground tend
Presidenta!
Continuity. For better or worse, that was the message from the largest election in Mexico’s
War For Our Time
“You can sit somewhere in an office in Washington and have a cup of tea
Teflon Con
I was in a red state Costco when Donald Trump became a convicted felon on
Felonious Trump
Donald Trump’s guilty. Just in general, but also in the more narrow context of falsifying
Exploiting The Chaos
It’s not easy to get foreign policy right. The world’s a very messy place, after
Xi ‘Arrests’ Already-Jailed Tiananmen Activist
If social media posts “with seditious intent” were grounds for arrest and detention in the
Cold War Headlines
China’s upset with the West. Or the West is upset with China. Both. It’s both.
The Tents Are On Fire
Familiar scenes out of Gaza depicted dazed children sorting through blackened detritus and women wailing
Antonyms Of Hope
Of what use is a “binding” order with no mechanism for enforcement? Not much. Such
Smotrich Versus Yellen
This is all “very simple,” but — wouldn’t you know it! — a lot of
Coup De Grâce
The UK will hold general elections on July 4 which seems — I don’t know
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