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China’s zero-Covid horror show is inspiring Taiwan to open up
Taipei Nowhere is watching the zero-Covid horror show unfolding in China more closely than Taiwan, where it is encouraging the…
The abortion debate turns brutal
Not too long ago, pro-choice activists wished for abortion to be “safe, legal, and rare.” Their argument was that no…
Liberalism gave us this hard new right
The future of conservatism will look like Friedrich Nietzsche meets Beavis and Butt-Head if things continue the way they have been going. As…
Harry and Meghan’s balcony ban is a mistake
Once again, a moment that should be a unifying and celebratory for the Windsors has attracted division and discord. It…
Is Putin preparing for total war on 9 May?
Ahead of Russia’s annual Victory Day celebration on 9 May – which marks the date the Soviet Union defeated Nazi…
The left’s great abortion freakout
Can the left-wing hysteria over the Supreme Court’s leaked opinion on abortion get any more ridiculous? Corporate media have claimed…
Trump might be the left’s only hope
Conversations about 2024 usually center on whether former President Donald J. Trump is going to run again. But regardless of…
The fight is on to censor Elon Musk’s Twitter
If Elon Musk truly intends to make Twitter a free-speech platform, he’s clearly got a fight on his hands. That…
We must stand up for private rights
By disposition, conservatives distrust government. They are for “limited government” and worry about the coercive power of the state intruding…
Are we heading towards a recession?
The US Federal Reserve yesterday announced its biggest interest rate rise in 22 years. Today, the Bank of England follows…
Bill Gates vs Elon Musk? I know who my money is on
Is Bill Gates shorting Tesla? He certainly didn’t deny it in an interview with the Today programme. The suggestion is…
How Hungary torpedoed the EU's sanctions crackdown on Russia
‘Hungary’s stance on oil and gas sanctions on Russia remains unchanged,’ Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltán Kovacs said on Monday. ‘We…
Macron’s new enemy is the French Nigel Farage
First it was the Greens, then the Communists and on Wednesday Jean-Luc Mélenchon bagged the big one, the Socialist party.…
The nothingburger investigation into Trump’s finances
If you had “Trump goes to jail” in the office pool, you just lost. The end of any possible criminal…
Biden: MAGA is more extreme than Antifa, KKK
Being something of a barfly, Cockburn is used to overhearing tall tales, braggadocious orations, and outlandish accusations, also known as…
Can anyone stop Emmanuel Macron?
If they weren’t insufficiently weary of politicians, the French will be invited to vote all over again for the Assemblée…
The Real Housecucks of Ohio
After eight months that felt like eighty years, the Ohio Republican Senate primary has at last come to a close.…
China's secret property empire
The Russian bear might be back but the Chinese dragon waits in the wings. Moscow’s spectacularly mismanaged invasion of Ukraine…
Hands off Dave Chappelle!
The attack on Dave Chappelle last night was chilling. Sure, Chappelle wasn’t hurt. His attacker, having encountered the ire of…
Are Northern Ireland's unionists about to hand Sinn Fein victory?
‘Ulster stands at the crossroads,’ Northern Ireland’s prime minister Terence O’Neill famously declared in 1968 as the Troubles began to take hold. A crossroads…
JD Vance and America’s new right
JD Vance, the poor boy turned US Marine turned best-selling author turned venture capitalist turned politician, won the Senate Republican…
Revoking Roe v. Wade is not an assault on democracy
The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sparked a furious reaction in Britain. Yet for…
Mermaids' 'help sheet' risks confusing trans kids
Mermaids is one of Britain’s most controversial trans charities, yet its overarching aim is hard to fault. The organisation says it…
What happens after Roe?
Earlier this week, Politico published a leaked Supreme Court majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade by ruling in favor of…
The real question at the heart of Roe v. Wade
There are two possible responses to the sound and fury currently emanating from Washington and from the American media after a…
