If you thought Brexit was all over, you were wrong. With the deadline for a trade agreement approaching, the British government has adopted a high-risk strategy.
Category: Political issues
Slow revolution in Belarus
The Belurusian opposition continues to defy autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, with no sign yet of a clear victory for either side.
Moral equivalence, convention edition
Obscuring the difference between violent protests and mainstream centre-left politics is a dangerous game, even when it's done in the service of liberal goals.
From the archives: reforming question time
Question time in parliament is badly in need of reform, and has been for a long time. Here's an inside view of how it looked 25 years ago.
Another Kremlin critic goes down
Eighty years after the murder of Leon Trotsky, another opponent of the Kremlin is struck down. If it's a coincidence, it's a striking one.
Cartooning for a cause
Controversy this week about a cartoon exploiting racist and sexist themes, but it's important not to lose sight of the politics.
Watching media that aren’t
The fact that something calls itself a media organisation doesn't mean that's what it really is. Media Watch last night gave us two clear examples.
From “Never Trump” to Lincoln Project
Trump's opponents within the Republican Party seem to be increasing not just in number, but also in their willingness to indict the party as a whole for how things have turned out.
Death of a contender
Black conservative Herman Cain, once a proto-Trumpist presidential candidate, succumbs to the coronavirus. Perhaps it will be a wake-up call to some other Republicans.
Verdict on corruption in Malaysia
With a former prime minister sentenced for corruption, Malaysia's government will have a difficult task in staying afloat.
