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Good News Day
If Péter Magyar’s victory in the Hungarian election were not enough good news for one day, another star of hope flickers into brightness in the…
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'Yes' Wins
Let us begin by reminding ourselves that all political careers end in failure.
22 hrs ago
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The Silvery Moon
There is no question but that the Artemis II mission was a triumphant marriage of mathematics, physics and engineering.
Apr 11
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A C Grayling
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Sandwich Shop
Suppose you are given a profile of a person who has applied to manage your sandwich shop.
Apr 7
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A C Grayling
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Clean up our mess
‘Clean up our mess’, says Trump.
Apr 1
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March 2026
Open the Window
Far Right and Far Left authoritarianisms come to the same thing in practice: oppression of the civil liberties of individuals, and elevation of those in…
Mar 26
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A C Grayling
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Figure This
Sometimes all you have to do is look at the figures.
Mar 22
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Gas
Trump says that he did not know that Israel was going to bomb Iran’s South Pars gas field.
Mar 19
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By Aerosol
Ponder for a moment the strange affair of Tulsi Gabbard and what it says about Trump.
Mar 19
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A C Grayling
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Oil on Troubled Waters
If you read nothing but the serious economics journals, newspapers and blogs you’d think that the big tragedy of Trump’s War is the price of oil.
Mar 9
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War Aims
What are the ‘war aims’ in the Gulf?
Mar 7
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Negotiations
This weekend the Economist quotes a brilliant remark by Stanley Kubrick: ‘Great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like…
Mar 7
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