The harms of social media are moving from private concern to public examination. Credit: Getty.

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Meta trial is a turning point for fightback against social media What unfolds in Los Angeles could redefine how we hold digital giants to account

Stella O'Malley

Thursday

19.02

Protracted war with Iran would haunt Trump in November A lengthy campaign will distract the President from his domestic audience

Emily Jashinsky

Former Tory MP joins neo-Nazi Azov Brigade Jack Lopresti praised the far-Right unit as a ‘benchmark for modern warfare’

The former prince was arrested today following allegations he shared sensitive information with Epstein. Credit: Getty

Andrew’s arrest proves fairness of Britain’s constitutional monarchy

Boycotting Trump’s State of the Union is performative The Left is still squandering its opportunity to punish the administration

French Antifa violence is spilling into mainstream politics The death of a Right-wing activist has shone a light on radical groups

Francois Valentin

London Stock Exchange’s China gamble: a recipe for decline Britain should look to closer bonds with allies instead of appeasing Beijing

Wednesday

18.02

Zohran Mamdani's tax hike will drive out New Yorkers With reserves thinning, higher levies may do more harm than good

Santiago Vidal Calvo

Other than last year's dazzling attacks, the President's Iran strategy has been hesitant. Credit: Getty

Is Trump about to abandon his Iran playbook?

The novelty of Nick Fuentes is wearing off His virality is artificially bolstered by foreign influence operations

Yanis Varoufakis: Britain should not rejoin the EU Greece’s former finance minister warned that the bloc has become less democratic

Tuesday

17.02

Can Bryan Johnson’s $1 million longevity program be trusted? It turns out biohacking comes with a heavy price tag

'He was the first presidential candidate to call for the full support of gay rights.' Credit: Getty.

Jesse Jackson transcended America’s racial politics

David Masciotra

BrewDog sale marks the end of Craft Beer Britain Traditional pubs and tipples are back in vogue

Is France the obstacle to European rearmament? Germany’s Foreign Minister has criticized the country’s slow increase in defense spending

Ukraine EU accession would boost chance of Wagner sabotage The price of a seat at the table in Brussels could be widespread Russian subversion

Bethany Elliott

Monday

16.02

Barack Obama’s immigration shift is a warning for Democrats He and Hillary Clinton now see the errors of an overly liberal border policy

Michael Baharaeen

'Complex police interviews are like poker, with rules and tactics designed to control the disclosure of the material put to an interviewee.' Credit: Getty.

Police are right to block the release of the Mandelson files

The problem with calling Zionism ‘racist’ Obsessing over ideology obscures useful debate about Israel and Palestine

Sunday

15.02

Wetherspoons can be one of Britain’s great cultural exports Pubs say more about the nation than Big Ben or Downton Abbey

Hillary Clinton appears at the Munich Security Conference yesterday. Credit: Getty

Hillary Clinton: US immigration has gone too far

Marco Rubio’s Munich speech was an ultimatum to Europe But his proposed new world order suffers from the same weaknesses as the old one

Jennifer Kavanagh

Saturday

14.02

Keir Starmer’s European defense plan is a trap Britain can only be weakened by stealthy Brussels reintegration

Friday

13.02

American teenagers are dating less than ever Social media has chipped away at the traditional high-school experience

Brad Wilcox and Grant Bailey

Labour’s school trans guidance is a dangerous middle ground Politicians harm children by appeasing both sides

Are Democrats finally getting tough on crime? Harsher enforcement in blue cities is helping drive recent declines

Reform’s Zia Yusuf has targeted Bangor University. Credit: Getty

Reform UK should avoid Trump-style attacks on universities

Thursday

12.02

Inside Polymarket’s free public grocery store The platform’s latest publicity stunt may have worked too well

Democrats are selling a blue wave fantasy This year’s midterms will be tighter than expected

Emily Jashinsky

'This Israeli connection marks no pivot for Robinson, who has always courted Zionist support.' Credit: Getty.

Why is Tommy Robinson writing for the Jerusalem Post?

Manufactured doomerism is boosting AI Tech workers are making apocalyptic claims about their products

Andrew Orlowski

Trump’s maximalism could derail Iran negotiations His meeting with Netanyahu is a prelude to further military action

Daniel DePetris