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Monday, 11 September, 2023

US-China relations
Is China in decline, and what does that mean for the US? Premium content
Conventional wisdom on the Middle Kingdom is coming under fire
Friday, 8 September, 2023

US politics & policy
The big chip on Joe Biden’s shoulder Premium content
Franklin Foer’s big new book has an essential insight into what is driving the president’s re-election bid
Friday, 1 September, 2023

US foreign policy
Tokyo, Seoul and an unheralded diplomatic victory Premium content
Biden’s Camp David summit may already be forgotten, but it marks a long-desired shift for US allies in Asia
Monday, 28 August, 2023

US politics & policy
A modest proposal to change presidential debates Premium content
New rules to pare the field haven’t worked. How about a solution from graduate school?
Friday, 25 August, 2023

Newsletter
What Prigozhin’s death means for American foreign policy Premium content
And one optimistic theory
Monday, 21 August, 2023

Climate change
The uneven response to US natural disasters Premium content
Politics is getting in the way of efforts to counter and respond to catastrophes that are increasing in magnitude
Friday, 18 August, 2023

Newsletter
Trump, Zuma and issues of accountability Premium content
The workings of justice when it meets high politics can unfortunately be a messy business
Monday, 14 August, 2023

Social affairs
What minorities really think about progressive politics Premium content
The Democratic party needs to rethink whether its positions are simply those of the elite
Friday, 11 August, 2023

Sustainable capitalism
Are ‘working capitalists’ the answer to the politics of pay? Premium content
Making financial assets available to more people is one way to narrow the wealth gap
Monday, 7 August, 2023

Global trade
The truth about decoupling Premium content
The US and China are tightly linked in more problematic ways than anyone had ever imagined
Friday, 4 August, 2023

Newsletter
Should Biden pardon Trump? Premium content
A pardon would undercut the former US president’s persecution narrative
Monday, 31 July, 2023

What I learned about the economy from my son’s first job Premium content
Inequality is distorting the US economy in ways that we haven’t yet gotten a handle on
Friday, 28 July, 2023

Education
The ticking clock for America’s legacy admissions Premium content
At some point, the system has to collapse under the weight of its self-parody
Monday, 24 July, 2023

World
Ukraine’s frustrating summer Premium content
We are at best in the middle stages of a war that is unlikely to reach a Hollywood-esque ending
Friday, 21 July, 2023

Global Economy
America’s identity crisis Premium content
Its citizens have a more negative view of themselves and the US in the world than many allies do
Monday, 17 July, 2023

World
AI and national security: what, me worry? Premium content
It will only become harder to develop coalitions of the willing to rein in the technology
Friday, 14 July, 2023

UK
A lament for British silliness Premium content
I think of the UK as one might a beloved relative who squanders their windfall on madcap schemes
Monday, 10 July, 2023

Eurozone economy
The relentless rise of the IRA Premium content
The US’s allies are scrambling to match Washington’s $369bn package of climate and energy measures
Friday, 7 July, 2023

The meaning of Bidenomics Premium content
Whether Biden’s economic agenda will work politically is a big open question
Monday, 3 July, 2023

Geopolitics
Is Washington prepared for a post-Putin Russia? Premium content
The west needs to be ready to hold its nose and settle for peace with a regime it considers odious
Friday, 30 June, 2023

Supreme Court US
The battle to preserve the Supreme Court’s legitimacy Premium content
Chief Justice John Roberts is trying to shore up the court’s reputation as a fair and consistent decision maker
Monday, 26 June, 2023

US foreign policy
The blossoming US-Indian romance Premium content
As with many budding relationships, a word of caution may be in order
Friday, 23 June, 2023

US politics & policy
Prepare for the Biden impeachment circus Premium content
The Republican party as a whole is making a travesty of US democracy
Monday, 19 June, 2023

Ireland
Irish neutrality no longer adds up Premium content
The context for Ireland’s historic position has vanished
Friday, 16 June, 2023

Global trade
Putting the US Back in USTR Premium content
The benefits of US trade need to start with the working people first