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Friday, 20 May, 2022

World
Stagflation and our unlearned history lessons Premium content
As a species humanity is remarkably prone to believing its own propaganda
Monday, 16 May, 2022

US politics & policy
A whiny plea to acknowledge Generation X Premium content
Self-serving complaining shouldn’t be the monopoly of other generations
Friday, 13 May, 2022

Millennials
Are we heading for another Occupy Wall Street moment? Premium content
Debt-ridden young people face the prospect of duking it out with the wealthy for a shrinking piece of the pie
Monday, 9 May, 2022

US economy
Can work offset wealth? Premium content
The current situation presents a conundrum for Democrats ahead of November’s midterms
Friday, 6 May, 2022

Social affairs
America is learning that history also goes backwards Premium content
The US is suffering from a deepening schism
Monday, 2 May, 2022

Global Economy
Global trade without common values Premium content
Poor countries, rich countries, liberal democracies and state autocracies all have different horses in this race
Friday, 29 April, 2022

US immigration
America’s imperial farewell to Madeleine Albright Premium content
Perhaps it takes a foreigner to argue the US’s case to the world as well as teaching the world to the US
Monday, 25 April, 2022

US society
The cognitive dissonance of corporate life Premium content
People are not going back to the status quo. Business won’t be able to either
Friday, 22 April, 2022

World
Putin’s other war on behalf of ‘men’ Premium content
The backlash against modernity is both deadly serious and irresistibly comical
Monday, 18 April, 2022

Gun control
When gun violence hits close to home Premium content
My 15-year-old son was two subway trains behind the car where the Brooklyn gunman fired 33 shots
Friday, 15 April, 2022

Social Media
Elon Musk and the mirror Twitter holds Premium content
If the platform reflects elite opinion, it is a pretty ugly sight
Monday, 11 April, 2022

Globalisation
The avoidable war Premium content
Decoupling between China and the west is inevitable, but there are ways to avoid conflict as tensions rise
Friday, 8 April, 2022

French politics
Putin’s Trojan horse inside the west Premium content
If Russia cannot dominate on the battlefield, its next best hope is for dramatic new evidence of western decay
Monday, 4 April, 2022

US society
The politicisation of the Supreme Court Premium content
Conservative justices appear bent on rolling back decades of social and economic change
Friday, 1 April, 2022

US politics & policy
Biden is getting no domestic credit on Ukraine Premium content
I confess to being surprised that Biden’s poll numbers keeps falling
Monday, 28 March, 2022

Globalisation
The end of an era Premium content
In the aftermath of the Ukraine war there may be a redefining of liberal values and reconnecting of nation states
Friday, 25 March, 2022

Vladimir Putin
It may be impossible to settle with Putin Premium content
The longer this barbaric war goes on, the more sceptical I am that any kind of settlement with him could stick
Monday, 21 March, 2022

US politics & policy
China’s calculus in Ukraine’s war Premium content
The idea that China is not ‘important enough to exert power on the world stage’ is outdated
Friday, 18 March, 2022

World
US liberals face a reckoning Premium content
Issues such as education and crime come with a different twist in left-leaning California
Monday, 14 March, 2022

US economy
The new geography of innovation Premium content
Rather than the decentralisation of tech power that many had hoped for, the largest superstar cities have become stronger
Friday, 11 March, 2022

Technology sector
Big Tech’s role in Putin’s war Premium content
Information warfare is an asymmetric affair, and autocrats usually hold the advantage
Monday, 7 March, 2022

Energy sector
A grand bargain on energy? Premium content
Europe’s dependency on Russia may open the way for a transatlantic deal on energy and climate policy
Friday, 4 March, 2022

US politics & policy
Would Putin ever really go nuclear? Premium content
The argument that, ‘he wouldn’t do that because it’s obviously crazy,’ has not worked well during this crisis
Monday, 28 February, 2022

Commodities
The war in Ukraine and a decoupling world Premium content
Russia’s invasion has the potential to strengthen transatlantic ties
Friday, 25 February, 2022

US politics & policy
Biden, Trump and the ‘who lost Ukraine’ debate Premium content
The backlash will weaken the Biden administration’s efforts to fight against anti-democratic forces in America