COMMENTARY MAGAZINE (March 14, 2025): The latest issue features ‘In Praise Of Big Pharma’; How American Aid has subsidized Terror and The Coalition of the Sentimental & Homicidal for Palestine…
“If we allow the hatred of the industry to continue, we are going to lose investment and people are going to die.” by Tevi Troy
Washington Commentary by Matthew Continetti
Social Commentary by Christine Rosen
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (March 13, 2025): The latest issue features America’s new foreign policy…
To avoid being crushed, they need a better plan than flattery and concessions
A fresh critique of migration is gaining ground. Liberals must take it seriously
Like the stockmarket, the dollar is also suffering from falling confidence and rising confusion
With unaccustomed speed, Paris, Berlin and London, along with the European Commission, are stepping up with a new “whatever it takes” mentality to create a framework for their own defence. Our coverage, led by Toby Helm and with contributions from our correspondents in Kyiv, Brussels and Berlin, examines how fiscal shibboleths are being shed to allow for increased military spending, and from Berlin a growing enthusiasm for Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to consider sheltering under France’s independent nuclear umbrella.
Spotlight | ‘Here you will die’
Mark Townsend reports from Sudan on how the retreat of rebel RSF forces has led to the discovery of a torture centre, evidence of what could be one of the worst atrocities of the civil war
Technology | Roboshop
Can an AI agent prove itself smart enough to help Victoria Turk with her shopping? And, if it can order groceries and a takeaway, what else might it soon be able to do?
Feature | All the young Reform dudes
What is it about Nigel Farage’s Reform party that is attracting young men fed up with establishment politics? Gaby Hinsliff finds out
Opinion | The Sicilian ways of Donald Trump
The US president’s way of doing business is uncomfortably close to the fictional Corleone method, but without the mafia’s sense of honour, says Jonathan Freedland
Culture | Arthouse animation moves on up
Hot on the Academy Awards’ success of Flow, Xan Brooks looks at how independent animators are taking on the big-budget Hollywood studios and finding audiences are falling back in love with stop-go techniques
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (March 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Revised Economic Outlook’….
The president and reality are drifting apart
Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not
The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending
And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky
Without a reprieve, the country will become a failed sta
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY (March 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘An End To Aid?’ – The crushing cost of development fund cuts…
Spotlight | Can Keir Starmer be Europe’s bridge to Trump?
Amid the fallout from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s catastrophic trip to Washington and efforts to secure a peace plan for Ukraine, is Britain’s prime minister the man for a critical moment? Kiran Stacey reports
Science | Is the world ready for bigger waves?
In some seas, swells are growing noticeably larger. Scientists say coastal communities should be prepared for damaging consequences – but also potential opportunities. By James Bradley
Feature | The savage suburbia of Helen Garner
Over 50 years, the Australian has become one of her country’s most revered and beloved authors, writing as if readers were her friend, party to her most candid thoughts. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition? By Sophie Elmhirst
Opinion | Defiance, not subservience, is how we resist Trump
The US president has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly, argues Simon Tisdall
Culture | Gracie Abrams, the year’s biggest pop star
The US singer’s unfiltered approach to pop has made her a superstar. She talks to Alexis Petridis about the horror of American politics – and the solace of needlepoint
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
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Don’s New World Order’…
But the new rules do not suit America
More wealth means more money for baby-boomers to pass on. That is dangerous for capitalism and society
Friedrich Merz has weeks to shore up his country’s defences
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE (February 25, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Center Will Not Hold’ – How an Order Ends…
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (February 13, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Battle for the Pentagon‘ – Can Donald Trump remake American defense?
America’s security depends upon their success
Europe has a chance to catch up, whereas America should ease up
China has turned much of the global south against Taiwan. That could be laying the ground for forced unification
He is on track to win the election, but to fix Europe he will have to fix his country first
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (February 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Scam Inc.” – How the world’s most dangerous industry really works…
Online scamming leaves nobody safe
A worthwhile idea is straying into cruelty and, possibly, illegality
As well as some hard trut
Ideology, complacent markets and a need for revenue may still lead to big tariffs
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