Donald Trump's self-interest pushes him to pursue peace in the Middle East, regardless of the wishes of his usual allies.
Category: United States
Another election postmortem
The Democrats release a review of the 2024 presidential election, while pointedly distancing themselves from its contents and author.
Strange times at the General Assembly
A vote at the United Nations sees the United States joining a small and very disreputable band.
Ending gerrymanders?
The venerable American tradition of gerrymandering seems to be entering a golden age, but its excesses may prove its undoing.
Gerrymanders for all (reprise)
Electoral fairness seems further away than ever in the United States, after the Supreme Court overturned the remaining safeguards in the Voting Rights Act.
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 Third Trump War
Donald Trump's first two wars have given him a taste for quick and easy success. The third looks like being very different.
How not to report a change of government
The Netherlands gets a new government, but media coverage risks giving a misleading impression of its position.
Learning resources
A setback for Donald Trump in the supreme court offers a possible guide to how other Trumpian excesses might fare in the future.
Fate of an insurrectionist
South Korea's former president is sentenced to life imprisonment, illustrating one way of dealing with insurrection at the top.
The World is Not Enough 