Selected articles from international magazines and newsletters
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Don’t believe him
Ezra Klein
7 February 2025
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different from what he wants you to see
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Chaos and cruelty
David J. Bier
6 February 2025
Joe Biden fixed the immigration system that Trump is once again smashing
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Trump starts to break things
Noah Smith
3 February 2025
The US president’s tariff decisions will damage not just America’s allies but also its own economy
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The populist phantom
Larry M. Bartels
18 January 2025
Democracy erodes from the top
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The wrong sort of power
Lawrence Freedman
21 December 2024
The line from the 1979 Iranian revolution to the 2024 Syrian revolution is clear. Will the same line lead to another revolution in Iran?
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Taking on Trump
Bill Scher
29 November 2024
For everyone’s benefit, the leaders of Canada and Mexico shouldn’t be intimidated by Donald Trump’s tariff threat
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Americans hate inflation more than they hate unemployment
Noah Smith
16 November 2024
Most commentators didn’t realise the impact prices were having on voters’ perceptions of the presidential candidates
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The efficiency paradox
Sam Freedman
26 September 2024
Keir Starmer’s cash-strapped government is looking for savings, but “efficiency dividends” create their own problems
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Ronald Reagan didn’t win the cold war
Max Boot
13 September 2024
Myths about the collapse of the Soviet Union are encouraging mistaken policies towards China
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