LITERARY REVIEW (March 1, 2025): The latest issue features…
Books: Literary Review – March 2025 Preview
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich & Ljubljana
MONOCLE RADIO (March 2, 2025): Juliet Linley, Eemeli Isoaho and Rob Cox join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the week’s key topics. Plus: an update from Guy de Launey in Ljubljana and the latest on Milan Fashion Week from Natalie Theodosi.
The New York Times – Sunday, March 2, 2025
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims
The public blowup could propel President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to escalate the fight in Ukraine instead of agreeing to peace.
‘Full on Fight Club’: How Trump Is Crushing U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
Canada Curbed Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.
The Canadian government has reinforced border operations to stop migrants going to the United States, a major Trump complaint. But early data shows people are, instead, starting to flee the United States for Canada.
Barron’s Magazine – March 3, 2025 Preview
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (March 1, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Great Wall Of Worry’ – Chinese problems to beyond U.S. tariffs, but there are fresh reasons to dip into a once-shunned market. Where to invest now?
Chinese Stocks Are Beating U.S. Stocks. Where to Find the Bargains.
As President Trump widens his tariff threats to other nations and China backstops its economy, investors are dipping back into a market they once shunned.
Trump Assails Zelensky. Ukraine Is Part of a Global Power Shift.
The president’s advisers are planning for a shift in the global balance of power. Their plans would reshape the global economy.
Are Social Security Checks Safe From DOGE’s Cuts?
Congress would have to change benefits, but cost cuts are starting to ripple through the Social Security Administration. What to know.
The Gold Rally Can’t Be Stopped. How to Play It Now.
The precious metal has more than doubled the S&P 500’s return. Is silver next?
The New York Times – Saturday, March 1, 2025
Trump Berates Zelensky in Fiery Exchange at the White House
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance castigated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine for not being grateful enough for U.S. aid. “You’re gambling with World War III,” Trump told Zelensky.
Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal
The president’s explosive Oval Office encounter reflected his determination to put aside alliances and commitments to principles in favor of raw great power negotiations.
Trump Team Tightens Control Over Government Lawyers Who Might Say ‘No’
At the Justice Department and the Pentagon, the administration is curtailing the ability of lawyers to raise internal objections to the president’s use of power.
Milei, $Melania and Memecoins: Unraveling Argentina’s Crypto Fiasco
A new cryptocurrency called $Libra bilked investors out of $250 million. It had been promoted by President Javier Milei.
The Hedgehog Review – Spring 2025 Preview
THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW (February 28, 2025): The latest issue features ‘After Neoliberalism?’ – The old order may be dying, but the shape of a new one is still unclear.
Thematic Essays
Just Another Liberalism? – Blake Smith
Captives of Desire – James E. Block
There Are Alternatives – David Ciepley
Putting (Some Kind of) Families First – Deborah Dinner
Whose Nationalism? – John M. Owen IV
The Sum of Our Wisdom – Marilynne Robinson
Essays
Are We Really Living in a Materialist Age? – Kit Wilson
Are You in Charge of Your Health? – Sarah M. Brownsberger
Redeeming Jealousy – Marilyn Simon
The New York Times Magazine – March 2, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 3.2.25 Issue features Amanda Hess on the actress Parker Posey; David Leonhardt on Denmark’s brand of progressive politics that features strict immigration measures; Daniel Bergner on the Israeli screenwriter Yehonatan Indursky; and more.Read this issue
How an Anguished Mother Became Netanyahu’s Fiercest Foe
Einav Zangauker, whose son is captive in Gaza, has made herself an enemy of the Israeli government by advocating relentlessly for a hostage deal.
Timothée Chalamet Should Win an Oscar for His Oscar Campaign
Lobbying the public to attract the votes of the academy is an odd practice — but you can’t say Chalamet hasn’t excelled at it.
In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?
Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?
The New York Times – Friday, February 28, 2025
Inside the Rush to Respond to Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email
Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.
Mexico Transfers Dozens of Cartel Operatives to U.S. Custody
The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.
Republicans Gamble on a Regressive Economic Agenda
The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.
Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95
The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
The Economist Magazine – March 1, 2025 Preview
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Don’s New World Order’…
Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global power
But the new rules do not suit America
Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
More wealth means more money for baby-boomers to pass on. That is dangerous for capitalism and society
Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—immediately
Friedrich Merz has weeks to shore up his country’s defences
The Guardian Weekly – February 28, 2025 Preview
Can Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting fend off the far right? Plus: Bong Joon-ho interviewed
Diverting our eyes away from Trumpworld for a moment this week, attention shifted to Germany where Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance came out on top in the country’s federal elections.
For many though, the story of the night belonged to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland, which received more than a fifth of the vote and came top in virtually the entire eastern side of the country. Merz’s alliance did not win an outright majority so, having previously vowed not to work with the AfD, the chancellor-in-waiting must now try to form a grand coalition with other mainstream parties, which is likely to include Olaf Scholz’s heavily defeated SPD.
Amid surging support for the far right, Ashifa Kassam and Deborah Cole report from Berlin, where many people from immigrant backgrounds feel real fear for the future. Kate Connolly looks at Merz’s bulging in-tray as likely new leader of the EU’s largest economy, while in an opinion piece Musa Okwonga writes powerfully about the extent of anti-migrant feeling and xenophobia in Germany’s “time of the cowards”.
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