A veteran Brexiter skewers the Trumpist hostility to economics, without stooping to self-reflection.
Category: Ideas
Minorities in denial
The insurgent left in the Democratic Party claims that it is better placed to win elections, oddly echoing similar claims from the hard right in our Liberal Party.
Party on, Trumpists
The Trumpier-than-Trump faction in the United States contemplates setting up its own party.
More about “democratic” socialism
The apparent rise of socialists within the Democratic Party in the US raises questions about their democratic credentials.
Religion becomes politics
It's always been assumed that women are more religious than men, but that now seems to be changing, in a further sign of how religion and politics are entwined.
Civilisation and its enemies
A wide range of right-of-centre figures, including many Australians, meet for a gabfest in London. What do they think they're doing?
Malcolm Fraser and the Teals
Some Teals make noises about constituting a new political party, calling to mind a similar project from a decade ago.
None dare call it socialism
Bhaskar Sunkara, a leading "democratic socialist", works hard to make the two halves of the description work together.
All eyes on Hungary
Hungary's future is on the line on Sunday, and with it a certain model for right-wing politics around the world.
Peace on Earth?
War with Iran has laid bare the conflict between the two wings of the Trump movement. Each is deranged in its own particular way.
The World is Not Enough 