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The DOGE solution? 'No thanks' says Japan, with reason

The DOGE solution? 'No thanks' says Japan, with reason

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the Elon Musk-Donald Trump project to reform the U.S. government bureaucracy, has been described...

yesterday 6

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Brad Glosserman

For a brief moment, everything was Ghibli

For a brief moment, everything was Ghibli

We all know that social media algorithms elevate material that you’ll engage with — typically content designed to enrage. But one instant last week...

yesterday 5

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Gearoid Reidy

Le Pen’s MAGA-style martyrdom is new risk in France

Le Pen’s MAGA-style martyrdom is new risk in France

French elections often bring shocks. The 2012 presidential vote might have gone differently without Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s perp walk. Emmanuel...

yesterday 5

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Lionel Laurent

Prabowo tries to remake Indonesia, but at what cost?

Prabowo tries to remake Indonesia, but at what cost?

It didn't take Prabowo Subianto long to abandon his carefully cultivated image as an avuncular figure devoted to his cats. The makeover, which...

yesterday 5

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Daniel Moss And Karishma Vaswani

Asia must unite to survive Trump 2.0

Asia must unite to survive Trump 2.0

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the specter of economic and geopolitical turmoil in Asia. While individual countries have few options for...

previous day 8

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Lee Jong-Wha

Is this really how American exceptionalism ends?

Is this really how American exceptionalism ends?

The American economy really is exceptional. It is richer, more innovative and continues to expand at a high rate compared to most of the developed...

previous day 10

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Allison Schrager

The quake in Myanmar should force the junta’s hand

The quake in Myanmar should force the junta’s hand

Myanmar’s generals have a choice to make following Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. They can repeat the mistakes of 17 years ago when they...

previous day 5

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Ruth Pollard

Contemplating victory and defeat in Ukraine

Contemplating victory and defeat in Ukraine

At one point in her unfinished, posthumously published memoir, the Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina reflects on how she’d take a break from...

monday 20

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Howard Chua-Eoan

From advisers to autonomous 'agents,' how AI could reshape society

From advisers to autonomous 'agents,' how AI could reshape society

AI “agents” are coming, whether we are ready or not. While there is much uncertainty about when AI models will be able to interact autonomously...

monday 10

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Daron Acemoglu

What’s fueling America's gold bar conspiracy

What’s fueling America's gold bar conspiracy

Fort Knox, home to much of America’s gold reserves, doesn’t get many visitors. That may soon change: U.S. President Donald Trump and his sidekick,...

monday 2

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Stephen Mihm

Can the Jesus of history support the Christ of faith?

Can the Jesus of history support the Christ of faith?

The latest issue of The New Yorker includes an essay by Adam Gopnik, "We’re Still Not Done With Jesus,” on the scholarly debates about the origins...

monday 20

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Ross Douthat

Israel must not ignore the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza

Israel must not ignore the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza

Typically, a small anti-war demonstration would not be front-page news unless it happened somewhere like Moscow, where few dare openly to oppose...

30.03.2025 40

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Konstanty Gebert

U.S. Congress began ceding power to presidents long before Trump

U.S. Congress began ceding power to presidents long before Trump

Some years back, I fired off a forgettable social media post referencing the "three co-equal branches” of government. A friend — a smart journalist...

30.03.2025 30

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David M. Drucker

Use of wartime powers revives internment camp memories

Use of wartime powers revives internment camp memories

Lots of people like to throw around the word "unprecedented” when they talk about U.S. President Donald Trump, especially now that he has taken the...

28.03.2025 20

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Erika D. Smith

Inside Turkey’s executive coup

Inside Turkey’s executive coup

It finally happened: Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most formidable likely challenger in the 2028...

28.03.2025 1

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Umut Ozkirimli

The art of the deal meets a four-power axis

The art of the deal meets a four-power axis

If you’re horrified by the foreign policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, you probably believe that he is betraying American friends (such as NATO...

28.03.2025 2

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Andreas Kluth