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German state bans AfD members from civil service

Jack Davey

Thursday, July 10thThursday
Jul 10^th

Explainer 21:30

Explainer

Trump tariffs will drive Brazil into the arms of China

Alex Hochuli

Debate 19:30

Debate

debate

Why the federal government should control Washington DC

John Masko

Explainer 13:00

Explainer

More Ukraine aid risks angering MAGA

When it comes to handing out American weapons, US troops must be at the front of the queue.

Jennifer Kavanagh

Analysis 10:00

Analysis

Will BCG’s Gaza plan damage the consulting industry?

Nathan Halberstadt

Wednesday, July 9thWednesday
Jul 9^th

Reaction 22:00

Reaction

California is setting a dangerous precedent on trans athletes

John Murawski

Analysis 17:30

Analysis

analysis

Trump won’t defeat Brics

Philip Cunliffe

Online 16:00

Online

Grok’s antisemitism lays bare the emptiness of AI ethics

The imposition of political sensitivities is actively harmful to the effective operation of machine 'intelligence'.

Mary Harrington

Analysis 10:00

Analysis

Europe has no option but to accept Trump’s tariffs

Wolfgang Munchau

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Profile

Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe She personifies the bloc at its worst

Thomas Fazi

6 mins

Sex wars

Stop writing men as monsters It turns feminism into misogyny porn

Valerie Stivers

6 mins

11 Jul

Girls

Did too much hate break Lena Dunham? Hating her is its own micro-industry

Sarah Ditum

6 mins

11 Jul

Sex wars

Stop writing men as monsters It turns feminism into misogyny porn

Valerie Stivers

6 mins

11 Jul

Girls

Did too much hate break Lena Dunham? Hating her is its own micro-industry

Sarah Ditum

6 mins

11 Jul

Tom Ough: Will Nvidia eat the world?

Don’t blame Zohran Mamdani for playing Columbia’s race game

Biden’s doctor stonewalls

German state bans AfD members from civil service

Trump tariffs will drive Brazil into the arms of China

Why the federal government should control Washington DC

More Ukraine aid risks angering MAGA

Will BCG’s Gaza plan damage the consulting industry?

California is setting a dangerous precedent on trans athletes

Trump won’t defeat Brics

Grok’s antisemitism lays bare the emptiness of AI ethics

Europe has no option but to accept Trump’s tariffs

Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe She personifies the bloc at its worst

Stop writing men as monsters It turns feminism into misogyny porn

Did too much hate break Lena Dunham? Hating her is its own micro-industry

Stop writing men as monsters It turns feminism into misogyny porn

Did too much hate break Lena Dunham? Hating her is its own micro-industry

Stop writing men as monsters It turns feminism into misogyny porn

Did too much hate break Lena Dunham? Hating her is its own micro-industry

From the UK edition

Gregg Wallace’s autism is no excuse for misconduct

FTSE record masks underlying risks in UK economy

Kemi Badenoch attacks welfare system Tories helped create

Britain’s own policies are driving surge in small boat crossings

Jenrick is already to the Right of Farage

Norman Tebbit was ahead of his time on British identity

Why are Scottish Greens opposing the Prostitution Bill?

Only NHS drones can defeat Britain’s Nimbys

England doesn’t need policing ‘mega forces’

Labour is heading for a solvency crisis

Why Starmer needs a French connection There are lessons to learn from Srebrenica

The dangers of cell confessions

Slaves still stalk the Muslim world

How the West can beat the rest

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Politics

German state bans AfD members from civil service

FTSE record masks underlying risks in UK economy

Kemi Badenoch attacks welfare system Tories helped create

Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe

How the West can beat the rest

Trump risks breaking Japan alliance over tariffs

Macron and Starmer face the world with diminished authority

Did Epstein files turn Kash Patel into a ‘Deep State traitor’?

Don’t blame Zohran Mamdani for playing Columbia’s race game

Is Netanyahu ready to alienate his far-Right coalition?

Ukraine is testing America’s limits There’s not enough weapons to go around

The social care Ponzi scheme Foreign workers are abused by a corrupt system

‘I Kissed a Boy’ pays lip service to dogma Contestants don't practice what they preach

Trump: the Multipolar President?

These Times

Will small nationalisms remake Europe? The continent’s frontiers are never fixed

Can China rescue the classics? Greek philosophy may be of ideological use

Our Mission

We deserve better populism Left and Right only have half an answer

What did Tucker Carlson’s Iran interview actually achieve?

Grindr CEO confirms ‘significant’ user spike during RNC

Germany cannot subsidize its way out of energy crisis

Musk’s America Party is the endpoint of populism

England doesn’t need policing ‘mega forces’

India can’t win a war with Pakistan Modi has everything to lose

How data wrecked American warfare Robert McNamara remade the military

How the BBC killed HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur

Erin Patterson’s toxic femininity Poison has always been a woman’s weapon

Katy Perry is pointing us to the Moon Nasa must beat China

Culture

Gregg Wallace’s autism is no excuse for misconduct

Is Anna Wintour’s departure the end of Vogue?

Glastonbury’s Kneecap censorship has backfired

Stop writing men as monsters

Why publishing loves tall tales

Xi and Putin snubbing Brics signals return of Realpolitik

Liberals owe a debt to Trump on women’s rights

China’s overproduction is economic self-harm

White House doves are pressuring Trump on Ukraine

Is Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon loosening?

France’s smoking ban is Covid-era nanny-statism

How Musk got played His new party misjudges America

Welcome to the age of Otaku Ghibli memes are just the start