January 2025


Education December 26, 2024

The Russell Brand of ancient Greece

The ‘lifestyle guru’ is now under police investigation and has taken to hawking magic amulets

Peter Jones

Politics December 26, 2024

The Covid cabinet

Pandemic contrarians come into their own

Neal Pollack

Politics December 26, 2024

The mental health election spiral

Why are so many people losing their minds over election outcomes?

Amber Duke

Tech December 26, 2024

The battle of the oligarchs

The billionaires have chosen their sides. What does that mean for the rest of us?

Joel Kotkin

Media December 26, 2024

Talk radio is perfect prep for being press secretary

The same skills that helped Karoline Leavitt become an instant hit on the radio will serve her well behind a new microphone on the briefing room podium

Grace Curley

Europe December 26, 2024

‘I was much more disposable than I believed’: an interview with Boris Johnson

The former prime minister sounds like a man with unfinished business in politics

Katy Balls

Economics December 26, 2024

Tales from the crypto

Is digital currency more than just a gamble?

Ross Anderson

Politics December 26, 2024

Splitsville: separatist movements are gaining steam in blue states

The goals aren’t the same in each place — and some movements are far more serious than others

Dave Seminara

Family December 26, 2024

Journal of the preschool plague year

It’s astonishing how much snot such a small creature can produce

Bridget Phetasy

Europe December 26, 2024

Europe’s blindspot over antisemitism

The politicians say ‘It must never happen again’, and then it happens again the following week

Rod Liddle

Russia December 26, 2024

Russia’s sabotage campaign against the West

Outsourced criminal hackers get a free pass so long as they are targeting the West

Mark Galeotti

Politics December 26, 2024

The Democrats need a new rulebook

At the start of this century the party had a very clear picture of what the future was supposed to look like. Trump proved it a mirage

Daniel McCarthy

China December 26, 2024

Will China soon rule the seas?

The future of the West could hang in the balance

Peter Frankopan

Middle East December 26, 2024

A shaky truce in Beirut

On the ground in the days leading to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Fin DePencier