Donald Trump and Klaus Schwab at Davos in 2018. Credit: Getty

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After Klaus Schwab, will the WEF move to the Right? Davos is preparing for a Trump presidency

From child abuse to censorship, Germany pushes troubling new laws Olaf Scholz's muddled policies will further damage his coalition

Ralph Schoellhammer

Thursday

23.05

Former chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov. Credit: Getty

Garry Kasparov compares Aspen Institute to Soviet Union

Russell Group apologises for classing ‘gender critical’ views as hate speech The university organisation received criticism for equating the belief with transphobia

Are the US and China really decoupling? November's election has kickstarted another round of sabre-rattling

John Swinney's task has just become much harder. Credit: Getty

An early election could spell disaster for the SNP

Youth gender transition bans split red and blue states South Carolina is the latest state to restrict the practice

Eliza Mondegreen

Lee Cain predicts ‘Carthaginian defeat’ for Tories The 2019 election strategist told UnHerd that the party has not delivered for voters

Wednesday

22.05

The polls don't lie. Credit: Getty

Trump fever dominates the swing states

A snap election is Rishi Sunak’s last hope Today's announcement is a roll of the dice from a dying government

A ‘cisgender’ shadow ban on X is anti-free speech Elon Musk's platform is turning increasingly censorious

Marine Le Pen ditches the AfD

The Rwanda plan is shaping Europe’s migration debate Several EU leaders are looking to replicate Rishi Sunak's policy

William Nattrass

Is Reform UK already sinking? Richard Tice's party is slipping behind the Lib Dems and Greens

Tuesday

21.05

Klaus Schwab’s WEF exit marks the end of Davos Man The 86-year-old's departure comes at a fitting moment

Andrew Orlowski

From Russia with love. Credit: X

Tucker Carlson’s Russia debut

Media ramps up attacks on Supreme Court conservatives Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have become major targets

China’s record US debt sale threatens Western alliance Xi Jinping is turning away from Washington and into the arms of Putin

Philip Pilkington

No election is a gift to Zelensky’s critics The President's term officially ended yesterday

Bethany Elliott

The media is engaged in a Covid doom-loop. Credit: Getty

New Covid variant, same media scare stories

Monday

20.05

Ebrahim Raisi’s death exposes the fragility of Iran’s regime A long-suffering population is beginning to see cracks in the leadership

Ashley Rindsberg

Are space lasers to blame? Credit: Getty

Ebrahim Raisi conspiracy theories spread online

New court ruling is no ‘victory’ for Julian Assange Today's decision only extends his ordeal

Rape crisis centre worker wins gender-critical tribunal Roz Adams was found to have been harassed for her belief in biological sex

He now holds all the cards. Credit: Getty

Geert Wilders could wreck Europe’s liberal consensus

Don’t let the Government shut down pro-Palestine protests Plans to amend the Public Order Act have dangerous free speech implications

Sunday

19.05

China looks to exploit Taiwanese division A brawl in the island's legislature has given Xi Jinping an opening

Is Israel’s war cabinet about to break down? Benny Gantz is the latest government figure to criticise Netanyahu

Megalopolis (2024). Credit: IMDb

Megalopolis is a fightback against artistic safetyism

Saturday

18.05

Larry Hogan: the GOP’s antidote to the MAGA Right The moderate ex-governor could have an outsize influence in the Senate

Pope Francis cracks down on the supernatural New Vatican guidelines draw a line between true religion and false enchantment

Google declares the end of the World Wide Web A once-integral function has been relegated to a submenu

Andrew Orlowski