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America’s political identity crisis

America’s political identity crisis

The outer edges of both parties are overlapping on a growing number of issues

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The Big Read. Trump is remaking America in his image

The Big Read. Trump is remaking America in his image

The president’s name and face increasingly appear on institutions and the symbols of state, a form of aggrandisement once anathema to US leaders

02.05.2026 10

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Why America is falling out of love with Israel

Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu

21.04.2026 10

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The Big Read. The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless foe

As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor

16.04.2026 10

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The ever-shrinking JD Vance

After a series of setbacks, the vice-president is no longer Trump’s obvious successor

14.04.2026 20

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Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf

As his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too

31.03.2026 10

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In the age of AI, the US must rethink the taxation of labour and capital

As the population ages and technology disrupts the economy, young workers are carrying a disproportionate tax burden

31.03.2026 10

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Congress must not give Trump a blank cheque for the Iran war

Fulfilling the Pentagon’s request would allow the US to prolong and escalate the conflict indefinitely

25.03.2026 20

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Liberals should be less shy about saying what they stand for

Failure to defend their ideology has created an intellectual vacuum on the American left

08.03.2026 10

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Why Trump won’t clean up his own mess

Chaos and instability are a feature, not a bug, of the US president’s approach to foreign policy

06.03.2026 20

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