Peter and Kier There is a comforting myth on the British left that pure Labour—uncontaminated by compromise, focus groups, or the faint smell of capitalism—is the Labour that truly matters. History, that rude archivist, disagrees. Without New Labour, the Labour Party would by now have the same political status as the Liberal Democrats: permanently moral, …
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Write about your dream home. Home is where the heart and family are, a place of warmth and safety. It’s a roof over our heads and protection from the elements, a courtyard in the centre letting light air and rain in. Here laughter echoes and comfort abounds. God resides here and goodness reigns supreme. All …
Let’s be unequivocal for a moment. In the chaotic, often disorienting landscape of American politics, a clear and consistent truth has emerged: There is no pressing challenge facing the United States, or the world, for which the politics of Donald Trump and the modern Republican Party offer a legitimate, moral, or effective solution. This isn’t …
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Yusuf Buhari There are economic textbooks, there are IMF reports, and then there is the most accurate indicator of Nigeria’s political economy: the call log on the phone of a man close to power. Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigeria’s late president, has accidentally written the clearest thesis on Nigeria’s rent economy without citing Adam Smith, …
Donald Trump did not invent American racism. That would be giving him far too much credit, and he would immediately trademark it, slap gold letters on it, and announce a licensing deal with Fox News. Trump is not the source. He is the fish. The GOP is the pool. And what a pool it is. …
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