'The American public has never been more receptive to a robustly anti-war message.' Credit: Getty

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Reviving Biden’s foreign policy will doom the Democrats The Iran war has provided the Left with an open goal

Labour MPs don’t have a plan after Starmer His successor is at the mercy of the party — and the bond market

Wolfgang Munchau

Monday, May 11

Page is rumoured, but not confirmed, to be playing Achilles in Nolan’s film. Credit: Getty

Elliot Page as Achilles is not as far-fetched as it seems

Spencer A. Klavan

Is Australia heading for a Reform-style insurgency? One Nation’s by-election success has drawn comparisons to Nigel Farage’s party

Starmer’s limp speech has sealed his fate The gap between lofty promise and actual delivery will never be reconciled

Putin has no intention of ending the Ukraine war The Russian President hopes that America will be distracted by the Middle East

Bethany Elliott

Sunday, May 10

Another bad day at the office. Credit: Getty

UniCredit Russia withdrawal weakens Germany’s hand

Don’t blame Covid for violent young women Teenage girls are buying into dangerous online subcultures

Kristina Murkett

Brown and Starmer are trapped in a cargo cult of New Labour Handing out government roles is no substitute for leadership

Labour collapse risks accelerating Birmingham’s decline Local election results have left the city council deeply fragmented

Saturday, May 9

Site photo of UFO sighting with FBI graphic overlayed. Credit: US Department of War.

Trump’s UFO files are victory for transparency

Virginia Supreme Court decision is a blessing in disguise for Democrats The ruling will force the party to address deep-seated structural problems

Michael Baharaeen

How Labour lost its grip on Newcastle The city was once emblematic of the Left’s voting coalition

Chris Middleton

Friday, May 8

'While it’s clear that Trump has abused his relationship with the DOJ, Obama was no saint during his presidency, either.' Credit: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/CBS

Obama is a hypocrite to call out Trump’s justice record

Living funerals: a troubling consequence of secularization Cheery approaches to death strip it of its meaning

Spain’s migration experiment is far from a success story Claims about economic growth miss the deeper impacts of this influx

Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Hantavirus outbreak is not an omen for lockdowns Transmission between humans is exceedingly rare

Nigel Farage was the big winner from the overnight results. Credit: Getty

Have these local elections killed the two-party system?

Thursday, May 7

Javier Milei’s libertarianism is falling apart His economic policies are losing support across the region

FDA fruit-flavored vape approval risks new youth addiction crisis The commercialization of drugs is increasing

Inflation, not Labour infighting, explains Britain’s bond yield spike European nations are performing better on borrowing

Wednesday, May 6

Turner died at 87. Credit: Getty

Ted Turner built a media machine that turned on him

Trump’s Project Freedom U-turn shows limits of coercion Iran has always viewed American ships as an offensive tool

Daniel DePetris

RJK Jr’s anti-SSRI campaign is long overdue Prescribing antidepressants has become a knee-jerk response to depression

Stella O'Malley

Starmer’s campus antisemitism crackdown threatens free speech Palestine advocacy does not always equate to discrimination

Tuesday, May 5

Even Trump’s critics among the Republican voter base aren’t ready to turn blue. Credit: Getty

Normie Republicans are not the Democrats’ secret weapon

Emily Jashinsky

US stock rally is built on shaky foundations If the Iran war does not reach a swift conclusion, the market rebound will be short-lived

The Met Gala captures the moral emptiness of celebrity Elite gatherings lose their mystery when they’re splashed over social media

London’s £10 pints are just the beginning Soaring business costs are crippling Britain’s pubs

Monday, May 4

RIP. Credit: Ask.com

End of Ask Jeeves reflects UK’s diminished soft power

BBC ran four times more stories on trans victims than perpetrators New research has found a stark imbalance in the broadcaster’s coverage

Sunday, May 3

MAGA's true heir? Credit: YouTube

How much support does Tucker Carlson really have?