Rather than eliminating threats, buffer zones displace them. Credit: Getty.
04/17/2026 - 8:00am

Israel’s buffer zone in Lebanon risks repeating old failures Previous attempts have not provided long-term security

Thomas Munson

Thursday
16.04

16.04
Kennedy is pitching to a new demographic. Credit: Getty.

RFK Jr’s podcast is a pitch to make America military-ready again

Oliver Bateman

16.04

The hidden conservatism of ’Euphoria’ Critics on Right and Left are missing a key theme in HBO's hit show

Jesse Arm

16.04

Trump’s trade threat lays bare Britain’s fragile economy Closer ties with Europe are not the solution

Andrew O'Brien

16.04

Britain will be poorer without its tabloids We should not celebrate the decline of red tops

Sarah Ditum

16.04
‘The only certainty at this point is more uncertainty, and markets will price that risk accordingly.’ Credit: Getty

Opec slump points to lasting oil crisis

Maximilian Hess

Wednesday
15.04

15.04

Democrats’ 25th Amendment threats are pure virtue-signaling Where were they when Joe Biden was bumbling through the White House?

Kyle Sammin

15.04

Are Democrats getting complacent about the midterms? Waning GOP enthusiasm isn’t translating into support for the other side

Michael Baharaeen

15.04

TMZ DC is tailor-made for America’s ruling class The tabloid news operation is filling the void left by newspapers

Ryan Zickgraf

15.04
‘Never mind Jurassic Park, this would be the ultimate prize in de-extinction.’ Credit: Getty

No, Richard Dawkins, let’s not bring back Neanderthals

Peter Franklin

15.04

Viktor Orbán’s defeat isn’t good news for Ukraine Budapest still needs Russian oil

Bethany Elliott

Tuesday
14.04

14.04

The problem with Mark Carney’s majority His Machiavellian instincts must now turn to keeping allies in check

Michael Cuenco

14.04

Donald Trump’s Jesus complex is the height of kitsch Modern American Protestantism has a crass relationship with divine art

Giles Fraser

14.04
Playtime’s over. Credit: Getty

Six-year-olds don’t need to go to primary school

Kristina Murkett

14.04

JD Vance has become MAGA’s fall guy His failure to strike a deal with Iran has damaged his political stock

Emily Jashinsky

14.04

Rolls-Royce deal is a key step toward UK energy independence Politicians are finally planning for the country’s industrial future

Adam James Pollock

Monday
13.04

13.04
Activist Lindy West has written extensively about her polyamorous relationship. Credit: Getty.

Why is the media promoting polyamory?

Carolyn D. Gorman

13.04
Iranian refugees crossing the border to Armenia. Credit: Getty.

Europe isn’t ready for an Iranian refugee crisis

Elnaz Sharifi

13.04

Péter Magyar has begun his purge of Orbánism Genuine regime change requires sidelining the former PM’s allies

William Nattrass

Sunday
12.04

12.04

Trump’s Hormuz blockade won’t push Iran toward concessions Maximalism from both sides is delaying a deal

Daniel DePetris

12.04

Ireland’s fuel protests point to a deeper malaise Farmers are losing patience with the government

Alexander Poots

12.04

Why you should cancel your holiday to save British business Jet fuel shortages will necessitate a rationing of flights abroad

Andrew O'Brien

12.04
The former Conservative prime minister said he was ‘very, very sad and shocked’ by Trump’s rhetoric during the Iran war. Credit: Getty

Boris Johnson: Trump has made a big mistake in Iran

Rob Lownie

Saturday
11.04

11.04

Zohran Mamdani’s racial equity plan is bad economics New York can’t subsidize its way to abundance

Santiago Vidal Calvo

11.04

Can Lidl save Northern Ireland’s pubs? The budget supermarket chain is navigating punitive licensing laws

Adam James Pollock

11.04
'As Lebanon’s cohesion decreases and its desire to extricate itself from the firing line grows, Lebanese Shi'a will only be further pushed into Hezbollah's embrace.' Credit: Getty.

Future of Iran war hinges on Lebanon

Michal Kranz

Friday
10.04

10.04

California’s aging population will cripple the state economy Measures to pin down homeowners are hastening a youth exodus

Joel Kotkin

10.04

Trump can’t afford a fight with the Vatican Tensions are rising over Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of US foreign policy

Alexander Lucie-Smith

10.04
‘Promoting gender ideology is the very opposite of a commitment to rebranding football as female-friendly.’ Credit: Getty

It’s time to kick Pride out of football

Julie Bindel

10.04

Israel’s Lebanon talks are political theater Trump should be wary of any promises made by Netanyahu

Tom Rogan

Thursday
09.04

09.04

Muslims and the uneasy truth about assimilation A new Washington Post article wrongly calls for pluralism without convergence

Glenn Loury

09.04

Iran is not Trump’s Suez Crisis America’s status as the global hegemon remains largely intact

Richard Vinen