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Analysis 5h

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China threatens Scott Bessent’s economic rebalancing act

Wolfgang Munchau

Debate 9h

Debate

Can Germany really build the strongest army in Europe?

Calls are growing to get Russian gas back as quickly as possible.

Katja Hoyer

Reaction 14h

Reaction

Labour is panicking over deportation hubs

Mike Jones

Friday, May 16thFriday
May 16^th

Analysis 19:00

Analysis

Harvard is preparing to outlast Trump’s war on DEI

John Murawski

Online 16:15

Online

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Grok’s ‘white genocide’ glitch: a cautionary tale for AI’s future

Gavin Haynes

Analysis 10:00

Analysis

Istanbul Ukraine talks are for show, not peace

Bethany Elliott

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Weekend Essay

The Pope versus the populists Can there be reconciliation?

Sohrab Ahmari

8 mins

Weekend Analysis

Trump’s new world disorder America is heading for a default

Helen Thompson

6 mins

17 May

Investigation

How Islamism infiltrated Downing Street Sectarianism is affecting policymaking

David Rose

12 mins

16 May

Psychiatry

ADHD medicine has failed boys Stop blaming the kids

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

15 May

Do no harm

New York’s euthanasia bill targets me Suicide-by-doctor cheapens disabled lives

Dovie Eisner

6 mins

14 May

Psychiatry

ADHD medicine has failed boys Stop blaming the kids

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

15 May

Do no harm

New York’s euthanasia bill targets me Suicide-by-doctor cheapens disabled lives

Dovie Eisner

6 mins

14 May

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Neil LaBute: Whose right is it anyway?

Istanbul Ukraine talks are for show, not peace

The west loves true crime

China threatens Scott Bessent’s economic rebalancing act

Can Germany really build the strongest army in Europe?

Labour is panicking over deportation hubs

Harvard is preparing to outlast Trump’s war on DEI

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ glitch: a cautionary tale for AI’s future

Istanbul Ukraine talks are for show, not peace

The Pope versus the populists Can there be reconciliation?

Trump’s new world disorder America is heading for a default

How Islamism infiltrated Downing Street Sectarianism is affecting policymaking

ADHD medicine has failed boys Stop blaming the kids

New York’s euthanasia bill targets me Suicide-by-doctor cheapens disabled lives

ADHD medicine has failed boys Stop blaming the kids

New York’s euthanasia bill targets me Suicide-by-doctor cheapens disabled lives

Everton are the real Scousers Who are we without Goodison Park?

Virgin Island’s humiliation kink TV execs are manipulative libertines

From the UK edition

Is the NHS caving to pressure over trans clinic age limits?

Do Labor MPs really support Starmer’s immigration crackdown?

Assisted dying bill is crumbling under late amendments

Andrew Norfolk: a rare hero in the grooming gangs story

Scotland’s assisted dying vote paves way for UK legislation

Edinburgh University’s accent bias training won’t end snobbery

The NEU has abandoned women — and the law

Labour’s grip on London weakens as Reform UK surges

Starmer’s immigration plan is a poor Farage tribute act

Why is the police investigating ‘thought crime’ tweets?

How Islamism infiltrated Downing Street Sectarianism is affecting policymaking

Whose right is it anyway?

How Ireland fetishizes history

Male authors don’t need your pity

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Politics

China threatens Scott Bessent’s economic rebalancing act

Labour is panicking over deportation hubs

Top Democrats distance themselves from progressive past

Blue-state housing crisis is costing Democrats voters

Are we over-medicalizing neurodivergence?

David Hogg saga exposes fecklessness of Democrats

Pope Leo XIV: the holy critic of artificial intelligence

Trump’s Middle East tour seals end of Opec

Pfizergate ruling increases pressure on Ursula von der Leyen

Why Marx is back in fashion Tycoons, tariffs, and empire all over again

Can China rescue the classics? Greek philosophy may be of ideological use

India can’t win a war with Pakistan Modi has everything to lose

Trump: the Multipolar President?

These Times

Everton are the real Scousers Who are we without Goodison Park?

How data wrecked American warfare Robert McNamara remade the military

Our Mission

Why China will win the arms race It is streets ahead on AI

Jake Tapper is wrong: Biden was declining long before 2024

Ruben Gallego launches centrist insurgency inside Democratic Party

Why is Josh Hawley the only Republican defending Medicaid?

Edinburgh University’s accent bias training won’t end snobbery

The NEU has abandoned women — and the law

Labour’s grip on London weakens as Reform UK surges

Katy Perry is pointing us to the Moon Nasa must beat China

Welcome to the age of Otaku Ghibli memes are just the start

How the BBC killed HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur

Virgin Island’s humiliation kink TV execs are manipulative libertines

Japan’s humiliation of South Korea They should be the best of friends

Culture

Everton are the real Scousers

How ADHD medicine failed boys

A Putin-Zelensky meeting is long overdue

China tariffs deal could backfire on Trump

Tariffs alone won’t save US pharma

Is Trump about to recognize a Palestinian state?

Is stagflation here? Business is losing faith in Trump

Aptitude tests are making us stupid They encourage workplace conservatism

Ancient Rome was built on gossip Tittle-tattle is a powerful weapon

Trump’s Economic Revolution

These Times

The new age of shamanism Westerners pray for riches and renewal

Frank Zappa: America’s last rebel The old music gods are cashing out

Science