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Analysis 20:00

Analysis

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses

Oliver Bateman

Undercurrents 18:00

Undercurrents

roundup

Liberals join the anti-mask crusade

Analysis 16:20

Analysis

Yahya Sinwar’s Hamas appointment strengthens Iran’s hand

Kyle Orton

Debate 13:00

Debate

Blame activist academics for Britain’s university crisis

Ideologues have degraded the climate on campus.

Andrew Doyle

Reaction 10:00

Reaction

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision

Henry Hill

Explainer 07:00

Explainer

explainer

UK riots aren’t just about immigration

Max Mitchell

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Watergate

Why liberal journalists need to be heroes Fifty years ago, Nixon's downfall spawned a million monsters

Lee Siegel

7 mins

Britain riots

Tommy Robinson is copying the progressive playbook The Right has minimised the rioters' agency

Simon Cottee

5 mins

8 Aug

Democratic Party

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala Democrats should not overestimate their VP's power

Justin H. Vassallo

4 mins

8 Aug

Britain riots

Tommy Robinson is copying the progressive playbook The Right has minimised the rioters' agency

Simon Cottee

5 mins

8 Aug

Democratic Party

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala Democrats should not overestimate their VP's power

Justin H. Vassallo

4 mins

8 Aug

Paris 2024

France has already won the Olympics The nation's political fissures have been forgotten

Agnes Poirier

4 mins

8 Aug

British riots

Starmer needs the strength of Thatcher This is an opportunity to turn discord into harmony

Tom McTague

5 mins

7 Aug

How to build a far-Right revolutionary

Is Tim Walz too progressive for Middle America?

Has ethnic conflict come to Britain?

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses

Liberals join the anti-mask crusade

Yahya Sinwar’s Hamas appointment strengthens Iran’s hand

Blame activist academics for Britain’s university crisis

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision

UK riots aren’t just about immigration

Why liberal journalists need to be heroes Fifty years ago, Nixon's downfall spawned a million monsters

Tommy Robinson is copying the progressive playbook The Right has minimised the rioters' agency

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala Democrats should not overestimate their VP's power

Tommy Robinson is copying the progressive playbook The Right has minimised the rioters' agency

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala Democrats should not overestimate their VP's power

France has already won the Olympics The nation's political fissures have been forgotten

Starmer needs the strength of Thatcher This is an opportunity to turn discord into harmony

Tommy Robinson is copying the progressive playbook The Right has minimised the rioters' agency

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala Democrats should not overestimate their VP's power

France has already won the Olympics The nation's political fissures have been forgotten

The Trump cult has finally arrived The MAGA Right is starting to lose its grip

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When Israel Assassinates

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Politics

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision

Stock market volatility is a warning sign for Democrats

Learning to Walz won’t save Kamala

Starmer needs the strength of Thatcher

Stock market volatility is a warning sign for Democrats

Tim Walz pick delights the Left — and his opponents

Is Tim Walz too progressive for Middle America?

Why are rioters being punished more harshly than some rapists?

Google antitrust ruling is a blow to big business

Why England’s riots haven’t spread to Scotland

What’s behind Japan’s stock market crash?

The scourge of Neotoddler protestors The Left and Right now rely on shock activism

Will the rioters attack my carers? These self-styled 'patriots' don't care about Britain

The rising fear of American Christians Why are churches arming themselves?

Mukbang won’t fill you How did we become obsessed with food porn?

America has been hustled The choice is between Eddie and Bert

Israel Edges Towards War With Hezbollah

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China’s plan to defeat the West The CCP has revealed its new economic strategy

Our Mission

Is Britain heading for civil war? It would be foolish to write it off

Boxing chief questions eligibility of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at Olympics

Vivek Ramaswamy defends America’s weirdness

Israeli economy flounders as Middle East conflict escalates

Race riots are the logical endpoint of identity politics

Is stock market fall anticipating a US recession?

Covid-style controls against disorder are not the answer

Is the Kamala honeymoon over? The Democrats are about to face their greatest test

Welcome to the Taxi Driver election Once again, America finds itself adrift

What next for the Democrats?

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Kamala’s ‘coup’ is a MAGA decoy They are peddling an age-old conspiracy

How to build a far-Right revolutionary How would a fascist explain the radical Right?

The predictive power of dreams We need all the guidance we can get

UK

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision

Why England’s riots haven’t spread to Scotland

Keir Starmer challenges Atlanticist consensus on Israel

Starmer needs the strength of Thatcher

A&E is now a deathtrap

Mitt Romney is the Democrats’ new darling

Inside Belfast’s Sandy Row riot

Keir Starmer challenges Atlanticist consensus on Israel

Britain’s riots spread to Belfast

UK Government advisor calls for Covid-style controls against riots

Why is Vadim Krasikov so valuable to Putin?

Looming political crises await France and Germany

Will Labour legalise assisted dying?

How Britain ignored its ethnic conflict This week’s riots won’t be the last

The case for idleness Like Oblomov, we must quit our superfluous jobs

Will the police ever protect women? Their culture of loyalty has stymied reform

The Shooting of Donald Trump: America and Violence

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My day with the Belfast rioters Northern Ireland remains as divided as ever