How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
The politics of the potty
Trump’s defecating fighter jet is an emblem of a man in revolt against civilisation
Tag Archives: Current Affairs
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – JULY 2025 POLITICS PREVIEW
Harper’s Magazine – March 2025 Preview
Harper’s Magazine (February 19, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Round Two – Trump’s Futile War Against The Deep State; Listening for the Future of Music; RAchel Cusk on Marin Amis and The Softer Side of American Conspiracy Theories…
Rage Against the Machine
Trump’s second attempt at dismantling the bureaucracy by Andrew Cockburn
New World Symphonies
Listening for the future of music by Matthew Sherrill
Prospect Magazine – March 2025 Preview
PROSPECT MAGAZINE (January 29, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Labour vs Reform’ ; In Defense of Angela Merkel; Is Elon Musk the new Henry Ford…
Labour vs. Reform: the fight for our future
Faragism and Starmerism are fronts in a global struggle between insurgent nationalism and cautious defenders of the old political order. For British democracy to triumph, the prime minister must find his voice
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
Inside the supply chain: my week on a container ship
Vessels like the Timca are the unnoticed worker ants of our global economy, bringing us the cheap food, clothes and household items we
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