1+ week, 4+ day ago   (802+ words) The prime minister has always been slippery, but sudden policy changes this early presage trouble. “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. The barman says, ‘What are you having, Andy?’” OK—it’s an old joke dating…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (329+ words) The Brits have to pay for their mind-addling soap opera with their tax money. Here’s an ex-editor of mine—who once told an owner who wanted me fired that if Taki went so did he, and who later also served…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) theamericanconservative.com Iran War Day 186: Trump Rules Out Using Nukes Against Iran Asked Monday about whether he had ruled out the use of nuclear weapons against Iran, President Trump gave an unusually direct answer. “Well, I would never say that,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (377+ words) The terms of bureaucratic discipline drift ever further from the actual usages of the English language. A teacher of English told me in his class more than sixty years ago that his job was to teach discrimination: between the meritorious…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1420+ words) A ban on settlement trade may be the way to navigate the troubled waters of domestic and international politics. The post Can Burnham Thread the Needle on Israel–Palestine? appeared first on The American Conservative. Can Burnham Thread the Needle…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (127+ words) CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for an unannounced visit. Ratcliffe traveled in a military cargo plane and was on the ground in the Russian capital for around eight hours, according to online flight tracking data. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (924+ words) The UK’s Starmer-era Ukraine policy has been refitted for the new prime minister. The post Does Burnham’s Political Salvation Run Through Ukraine? appeared first on The American Conservative. Does Burnham’s Political Salvation Run Through Ukraine? The UK’s Starmer-era Ukraine policy…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (193+ words) Daniel P. Driscoll, President Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Army, is poised to leave the administration by the end of 2026, several outlets report. Driscoll is a former Yale Law School student and longtime friend of Vice President J.D. Vance and Second…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (256+ words) Russians see the West as a bigger threat than their authoritarian government. Reading tea leaves can’t predict a person’s future, but it can capture a gullible clientele with immersive, meditative ritual. The same applies to what currently passes for Russia…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (186+ words) Florida witnessed a dramatic upset in its Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, as the Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidate Angie Nixon scored a decisive victory over Alexander Vindman. Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, served on the National Security Council during…...