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London knife crime undermines case for permissive policing The Met has lost its grip on the capital’s most basic safety needs

Wednesday, July 30

Cory Booker’s Resistance politics won’t rebuild Obama coalition Democrats need to present an alternative vision for the country

Michael Baharaeen

Maxwell is a central figure in the Epstein saga. Credit: Getty

A Ghislaine Maxwell pardon would break MAGA

UK doesn’t need to ban VPNs to police the internet There are other ways for the Government to keep tabs on citizens

Tuesday, July 29

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Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle are not reviving the Third Reich

Is Trump losing patience with Netanyahu? The US President no longer buys Israel’s excuses for blocking aid deliveries into Gaza

Jasmine Crockett is not the Democrats’ answer to Trump What the Congresswoman has in style, she lacks in substance

Emily Jashinsky

Remembering my mischievous friend, Tom Lehrer He kept his sense of humor into his later years

Manhattan shooting is Mamdani’s first big test This is a chance for the mayoral hopeful to defend his public-safety credentials

Monday, July 28

Edinburgh University’s decolonization drive is stuck in 2020 An internal report castigates the institution’s involvement in slavery

Iain Macwhirter

Tariff deal confirms Europe’s military dependence on US Leaders are hiding under America’s capricious security umbrella

Man-rating Tea app is the culmination of our new panopticon Surveillance culture has diluted public shaming

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EU trade deal is a capitulation to America

Sunday, July 27

Family disintegration, not housing, is behind Anglosphere misery Young Brits and Americans are far less happy than their European counterparts

How many lives did Covid vaccines really save? New research suggests previous estimates were implausibly high

Does Scotland have an antisemitism problem? Several Jewish performers have had their Edinburgh Fringe shows canceled

Saturday, July 26

Columbia’s $200 million deal undermines free speech Trump can now scare other universities into submission

Donald Trump in bed with Satan. Credit: CBS/Paramount

South Park needs to make fun of Donald Trump

Corporate crypto rush is a recipe for bailouts Failing companies are betting their futures on unpredictable tokens

Iran’s drought is creating a regime crisis Public anger is turning on the Tehran government

Friday, July 25

Chevron is running US foreign policy in Venezuela Trump has caved in to oil lobbyists

Joseph Bouchard

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‘App caps’ won’t cure teen social media addiction

Kristina Murkett

The tide is turning on recognizing Palestinian statehood Keir Starmer is following Emmanuel Macron’s lead as the Gaza war drags on

Olympics officials shift trans policy back to common sense Biological males can no longer compete for the US against women in the Games

Thursday, July 24

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Hulk Hogan symbolized America’s fractured politics

Beijing summit reinforces the EU’s China problem Xi Jinping has total leverage over European manufacturing

Ralph Schoellhammer

Zelensky’s power grab threatens Ukraine’s future Voters and international allies are worried by his crackdown on corruption watchdogs

Jennifer Kavanagh

Macron-Merz bromance can’t hide tensions in Europe France and Germany have sharply diverging priorities

Wednesday, July 23

Democrat fundraising struggles show voters are losing faith Federal reports have found that the DNC only has $15 million on hand

Pam Bondi announced that her deputy would meet with Ghislaine Maxwell. Credit: Getty

Trump’s slow walk on Epstein is fueling more questions

Emily Jashinsky

Trump trade deal will hurt Japan in the long run There is now a 15% tariff where none existed before

Tuesday, July 22

Are the podcast bros turning on Trump? Joe Rogan and others are distancing themselves from the President