The Economist marks its 175th anniversary with a resounding call to arms for liberalism.
Category: Media
Does it matter who funds think tanks?
Ideas matter, independently of who's paying for them. But that doesn't mean that the latter is unimportant.
A quick post about racism
Can white people be victims of racism? And if so, is it a serious problem?
Thinking about the Anglosphere
Can we blame our media's failings on the fuzzy romantic notion of the Anglosphere?
2017 in review
A review of the big elections of the last year and the current state of the "populist" threat.
Always wait for the postals
Austria's far right does badly on postal votes, shifting the atmospherics a bit from the way they looked on election night.
Catalonia’s descent into madness
By forcibly attempting to prevent a vote on Catalan independence, the Spanish government plays into the nationalists' hands.
Merkel winner or Merkel loser?
Why I think Angela Merkel's performance on Sunday was rather better than you'd think from the newspaper headlines.
The war against Arab democracy
The conflict with Qatar is fundamentally about the possibility of democracy in the Arab world. That's why Saudi and Trumpian autocrats are on the same side.
Two follow-up notes about France
Two additional comments to make following this morning's post on France: one on betting odds and the other on the dilemma of the Australian right.
