Just a Few Broken Fibers: The Bayeux Tapestry Scandal
France sent the Bayeux Tapestry to London as a symbol of friendship. Now, after a few broken fibers were discovered, questions are…
Trump's Historic Bribe Offer: The $5,000 That Marks an End to Traditional Conservatism
Trump’s latest promise is more than an expensive campaign gambit. It reveals how far a movement once defined by fiscal restraint a…
The UK-Israel Row Is a Black Moment for the West
The British government has come under significant political pressure to act against Israel, and Israel has done little to ease tha…
The Moral Blind Spot in Gloria Steinem’s Feminism
Gloria Steinem framed abortion as an assertion of autonomy and moral agency. Her own story raises a harder question: who bears the…
The Volkswagen Crisis Could Have Two Winners: Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Western automakers are looking for lower-cost manufacturing bases, while Chinese companies are seeking entry into the European Uni…
Marine Le Pen and the Referendum: When the People Become the Problem
Marine Le Pen’s referendum plan exposes a deeper battle: can voters still reshape France when constitutional and European rules st…
European Gas Prices Surge While US Prices Hold
Only about 3% of Europe’s gas comes through Hormuz. But the global battle for the last LNG tanker can determine the price of the r…
The Irrational Antisemitism of Ireland
Ireland’s relationship with Israel has deteriorated sharply during the Gaza war, as hostility has spread from politics into sport …
What Trump and the Right Forgot About “Weakness”
For years Donald Trump and his supporters have assailed previous US presidents as "weak". But the problem with appearing "strong" …
Does the UN Want to Turn the Memory of Slavery into a Western Debt?
Reparations may be presented as a matter of justice, but justice becomes harder to defend when the historical record is stripped o…
Bank of England Warns: This AI Horse Might Fall, You Know
As global fortunes are poured into AI, the Bank of England governor sounds a warning, as he should: heavily favored horses fall at…
The Mélenchon Generation
The surge of youth support for far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon reveals a growing generational divide – and raises questions …
Iceland’s EU Referendum Is a Bigger Blow to Brussels Than It Looks
A majority of Icelanders rejected even reopening talks on EU membership, a striking rebuff from a wealthy, stable democracy alread…
Venezuela Offers Trump a Model for Greenland
Trump's policy toward Venezuela signals a new type of American expansion. Instead of flags and annexation, we are seeing long-term…
Is It Time to Break Up Bosnia?
Three decades after the Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains deeply divided. The international c…