Emma Nelson, Charles Hecker and Terry Stiastny unpack the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus, Tyler Brûlé in Athens, Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller with a Eurovision update.
Category Archives: Politics
Political Analysis: U.S. Midterm Election Issues And UK Tory Party Chaos
Preview: The New Republic Magazine – November 2022
The Chief Justice Who Isn’t
How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court
Did Liz Truss Kill Reaganomics?
Here in the United States, Republicans still fully intend to cut taxes. But they’ve largely stopped campaigning on it.
The New Republic – November 2022
News: Liz Truss Resigns, UK Political Chaos, Nigeria Elections, Ukraine Energy
After a chaotic 45 days in office, Liz Truss has stepped down as the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister. Plus: Nigeria prepares for elections, a flick through the day’s papers, and the latest business news.
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 22, 2022
Welcome to Britaly
A country of political instability, low growth and subordination to the bond markets
In 2012 liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, two of the authors of a pamphlet called “Britannia Unchained”, used Italy as a warning. Bloated public services, low growth, poor productivity: the problems of Italy and other southern European countries were also present in Britain. Ten years later, in their botched attempt to forge a different path, Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng have helped make the comparison inescapable. Britain is still blighted by disappointing growth and regional inequality. But it is also hobbled by chronic political instability and under the thumb of the bond markets. Welcome to Britaly.
Morning Headlines: News & Stories From London
President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions that Russia partially controls on Wednesday.
Previews: The Guardian Weekly – October 21, 2022
Living with long Covid. Plus Xi Jinping’s historic party congress
The October 21, 2022 cover story this week steps back from the news agenda to explore the impact of living with long Covid. For millions of people worldwide who have survived initial infection with the virus, recovery is slow. Symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue and loss of smell or taste persist for months and, as our science editor Ian Sample explains, treatments that work for some may not be successful for others.
This week delegates to the Chinese Communist party’s 20th congress are in Beijing where they are expected to rubber stamp Xi Jinping’s historic third term as leader. Our big story looks at what the president’s supremacy means for the country and its closest neighbour – Taiwan – which lives in the shadow of Xi’s avowed intention to bring the island back under China’s tutelage.
Previews: The Atlantic Magazine – November 2022
The Atlantic Magazine – November 2022 Issue:
The empty promise of the Sixth Amendment, Siegfried & Roy’s rise and fall, a Guggenheim scapegoat, and independence for Puerto Rico. Plus stopping election deniers, Atlanta hip-hop, Orhan Pamuk, ABBA Voyage, a bygone Boston, new fiction, and more.
This Is Not Justice
A Philadelphia teenager and the empty promise of the Sixth Amendment
The Improbable Rise and Savage Fall of Siegfried & Roy
At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.
The Guggenheim’s Scapegoat
A museum curator was forced out of her job over allegations of racism that an investigation deemed unfounded. What did her defenestration accomplish?
Let Puerto Rico Be Free
The only just future for my home is not statehood, but full independence from the United States.
News: Russian Attacks On Power Plants, Protests In Iran, Ethiopia-Tigray War
We repot on Ukraine’s spiraling energy crisis as a third of the country’s power stations are destroyed. Plus: the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia escalates, a flick through the day’s papers, and the latest business news.
Perspectives: Harper’s Magazine – November 2022
In the Running
The trials of an almost candidate – In January 2019, when I found myself sitting across from Mindy Myers in a cramped D.C. coffee shop, the new resistance was riding high. A diverse lot of Democrats had just taken control of the House of Representatives, positioning themselves to curtail Donald Trump’s devastating abuse of the presidency…
Some Like It Hot
Notes from the Marilyn Appreciation Society
Boomers Daily 