Why I’m grieving for China
For the first time since the Tiananmen Square protests, the Chinese have taken to the streets
The media’s latest ‘get Trump quick’ scheme
Their obsession with the Kanye West dinner will only garner him more publicity
It’s time for Pope Francis to speak out against China
He should take John Paul II as his model in world affairs
A declaration of Cold War
Seventy-six years after Churchill’s warning, Garry Kasparov castigates a complacent West
The generation gap over J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter’s older actors are speaking out in her defense, while the young ones attack
The Trump transaction is now over
Amid the fallout from racist Friendsgiving, it’s time to ask: what has he done for us lately?
The Europeans are complaining, again
They’re annoyed that American companies are making money defending them
Which far-right pundit is a ‘twink Ernst Röhm?’
Plus: the Milo show and Javanka in Qatar
Thank God: Netflix releases Harry and Meghan doc trailer
‘How on earth does this pair have anything left to say?’
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A nation of quitters
Even after the pandemic, many Americans are sitting on the sidelines of the economy
Will the opioid enablers ever pay?
Big Pharma created a vast market of addicted consumers
The deep sleep state
Bureaucrats have become addicted to working (or not) from home
A comedian explains how to quit social media
James Acaster has not stopped exploring where he might want to go
It’s always time for island wine
Let’s start in Sicily, on the slopes of Mount Etna…
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The contours of a post-pandemic economy are becoming clear
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