Granite from the chunk of Earth’s crust called the Lhasa terrane did not come from India, as had previously been thought, but from much further afield.
PROSPECT MAGAZINE (March 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Smash and Grab’ – The existential choices when America turns allies into enemies; Michael Ignatieff predicts a new world order and voices from illiberal states reflect on resisting autocrats. Plus, we examine British defence and the future of the media.
Donald Trump and his cronies are smashing up democratic norms, government institutions and the postwar international order. There are no signs yet that anyone will stop them
Revisiting W. H. Auden’s postwar poetry collection The Shield of AchillesBy John Fuller
Awakening
The inner life of Oliver Sacks, as revealed by his letters By Andrew Scull
This week’s @TheTLS, featuring Andrew Scull on Oliver Sacks; John Fuller on Auden’s Shield of Achilles; Krishan Kumar on nationalism; @sophieolive on Dora Carrington; Paul Quinn on Jonathan Meades; @irinibus on Saint Leoba – and much more pic.twitter.com/UHUNWR5JAz
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada warned that the Trump administration’s tariffs were leading to a trade war. Mexico’s leader vowed to impose countermeasures on Sunday.
Before the tariffs went into effect, approval ratings for President Claudia Sheinbaum rose and companies began marketing “Made in Mexico” products.
In One Swing District, Guarded Optimism After Trump’s First Six Weeks
With President Trump set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, many voters in Arizona’s divided First Congressional District remain hopeful for his new term, even amid partisan rancor.
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