December 6, 2025

Can Josh Shapiro rebuild the Democrats’ coalition? The Pennsylvania Governor’s pragmatism has won over swing voters

Michael Baharaeen

Netflix’s Warner Bros deal betrays its original purpose Its illusion of choice was long ago sacrificed to the algorithm

The Liz Truss Show is sadder than it is funny

Friday

05.12

Venezuela war would undermine Trump’s National Security Strategy A new White House memo is full of contradictions on foreign policy

Why US mass killings are nearing a two-decade low Policing and social changes may be driving the decline

Robert VerBruggen

Prince Harry doesn't belong on late-night TV His Colbert appearance is another sad chapter in an aimless post-royal existence

Steven Pinker: Silicon Valley has become ‘neo-reactionary’

Thursday

04.12

Trump faces looming MAGA revolt over data centers A fight in Pennsylvania signals a broader backlash against his AI agenda

Charles McElwee

Tesla slump sets up an EV battle with China

Nigel Farage: my relationship with Tucker Carlson has ‘cooled’ The Reform leader was previously the American podcaster’s ‘favourite foreigner’

EU corruption scandal is another vindication of Brexit Failure is too often rewarded in Brussels

Sam Altman is pursuing a dangerous AI arms race Technological development is coming at the expense of safety

Wednesday

03.12

Diddy Netflix documentary is a Foucauldian spectacle A new exposé of the jailed rapper is an exercise in public punishment

Moscow talks expose the fantasy of a fair peace deal Russia holds crucial leverage on the battlefield

Jennifer Kavanagh

Racial equity is hurting college math scores New data points to a crisis exacerbated by progressivism

Keir Starmer: there will be no blasphemy law

Republicans’ Tennessee victory can’t hide flawed messaging Last night’s special election provided a preview of next year’s midterms

Tuesday

02.12

It’s time to end the White House press briefing

Nine in 10 US undergraduates think words can be violence A new survey points to further chilling of free speech on campus

Why German businesses are flirting with the AfD A corporate firewall has broken down

Monday

01.12

Did Pete Hegseth really commit a war crime? There’s little proof the Defense Secretary ordered a second strike on the cartel boat

Vietnam’s Huawei deal exposes limits of Western pressure on China Hanoi’s shift has undermined resistance to Beijing’s tech

Bitcoin slump heralds wider market crash Inflation fears have stoked a run on the cryptocurrency

Pardoning Netanyahu would further divide Israel The PM is acting out of self-preservation rather than national unity

Limor Simhony Philpott

Are record numbers of young Britons really emigrating? Catastrophizing headlines have obscured the data

Sunday

30.11

Japan and China’s cold war is intensifying New PM Sanae Takaichi’s hawkishness on Taiwan has rattled Beijing

What Tucker Carlson gets wrong about Britain

Samuel Rubinstein

Downfall of top ally leaves Zelensky vulnerable Andriy Yermak’s resignation over corruption comes at a dangerous time

Bethany Elliott

Saturday

29.11

Trump’s ‘Third World’ immigration pause is common sense

Kemi Badenoch is wrong: Christianity created the welfare state The Tory leader has brazenly mined scripture to make a political point

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

Friday

28.11

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

Charlie Metcalfe