Salman Rushdie appears on The News Agents podcast. Credit: The News Agents/X
11/29/2025 - 8:00am

Salman Rushdie: BBC removal of Trump criticism was ‘cowardly’ The author labeled the corporation’s editing of the Reith Lectures ‘really stupid’

Rob Lownie

Friday
28.11

28.11

Is drone terrorism coming to Britain? Militant groups are using cheap technology to cause major disruption around the world

Charlie Metcalfe

28.11
‘We should let Rooney show her true colours, rather than helping drape her in the robes of fake liberation.’ Credit: Getty

Sally Rooney is not a victim of censorship

Julie Burchill

28.11

Will the EU abandon its Russian oil and gas embargo? Right-wing agitation and a possible truce in Ukraine may end the ban

Jack Smith

28.11
A Secret Service official at the site of Wednesday's shooting. Credit: Getty

National Guard shooting raises risk of urban violence

Tom Rogan

Thursday
27.11

27.11

Campaign for air travel civility relies on return of stigma Disorder in the sky mirrors the trend infecting American life on the ground

Carolyn D. Gorman

27.11
The oldest oppression. Credit: Getty

The BBC is pushing the ‘happy hooker’ myth

Julie Bindel

27.11

Has Jordan Bardella conquered the anti-RN alliance? The RN leader has topped a new poll ahead of the 2027 election

Francois Valentin

27.11

Steve Witkoff leaks spark a moral panic among DC hawks History shows that secret negotiations are often the only path to peace

Sohrab Ahmari

27.11

Lackluster Budget keeps the bond markets steady — for now Rebel MPs could still undermine confidence in Rachel Reeves

John Rapley

Wednesday
26.11

26.11
No DSA takeover, yet. Credit: Getty

Will Mamdani bow to activists on school policy?

Meagan O'Rourke

26.11

Children’s declining language skills are a silent crisis Screen time and family stress are plaguing younger generations

Stella O'Malley

26.11
Back in the club? Credit: Getty

Russia’s G8 return would signal Europe’s shrinking influence

Philip Cunliffe

Tuesday
25.11

25.11

Trump’s AI moratorium is triggering bipartisan resistance Lawmakers warn it could undermine state authority

Michael Lind

25.11

How increased prostate cancer screening can harm men Overdiagnosis leads to further problems from treatment

Margaret McCartney

25.11

Why hasn’t Britain banned the Muslim Brotherhood? Donald Trump has moved to proscribe the Islamist group in America

Limor Simhony Philpott

Monday
24.11

24.11

DOGE may be gone, but its principles live on Elon Musk’s reform agenda continues to influence federal agencies

Emily Jashinsky

24.11

Migrant workers won’t fix Britain’s fiscal black hole Labour is too enamored with political orthodoxies to take action

Chris Bayliss

24.11

Europe’s peace plan for Ukraine is a futile gesture Washington has shown little interest in the continent’s proposal

Bethany Elliott

Sunday
23.11

23.11
Elon Musk deserves credit for X's new feature. Credit: Getty

X’s location tags expose the real engines of online outrage

Oliver Bateman

23.11

Church weddings are an antidote to liquid modernity Marriage binds us to people and patterns of life

Niall Gooch

23.11

Trump peace plan offers Ukraine a Finnish model for success Territorial concessions can secure long-term sovereignty

Johan Wennström

Saturday
22.11

22.11
Voters are abandoning Trump for the same reason they flocked to him last year. Credit: Getty

Is Pennsylvania slipping out of Trump’s grasp?

Charles McElwee

22.11

Inside Trump and Mamdani's unlikely alliance Their Oval Office encounter signals a careful balance of respect and pragmatism

Emily Jashinsky

22.11

Europe’s migrant return scheme is doomed to fail Legal troubles will hamper the plan

Susanne Mundschenk

Friday
21.11

21.11
This plan demands concessions from both sides. Credit: Getty

Ukraine-Russia peace plan offers best chance to end the war

Anatol Lieven

21.11

Minnesota welfare fraud exposes the failure of assimilation Social cohesion suffers when immigrant communities fail to integrate

Sohrab Ahmari

21.11

UK Covid Inquiry is an exercise in political theater It was tasked with establishing the facts — not delivering retrospective recommendations

Henry Hill

21.11
A transfer of power is in the offing. Credit: Getty

Germany is not ready to lead Nato forces in Europe

Katja Hoyer

Thursday
20.11

20.11

Tom Steyer would drag California further Left on climate The green agenda has damaged the state enough already

Joel Kotkin

20.11
What bubble? Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty.

Don’t confuse the AI bubble with dotcom mania

Michael Lind

20.11

German censorship funding increases by 500% since 2020 A new report exposes the level of regulation for online speech

Archie Earle