Macron’s story has become a Shakespearean tragedy
This week has been a tale of two presidents
World
Saturday
Machado deserves the Nobel
Her moral clarity, her endurance, her refusal to yield to bitterness are rare forms of courage
Tuesday
Britain’s MAGA moment is coming
Like J.D. Vance and Donald Trump, in an age of immediate media, Nigel Farage’s great weapon is that he is human
Canada’s assisted suicide laws are out of control
The country has sleepwalked into a moral maze with no exit
Would taking back lost territories make Ukraine whole again?
Restoring Ukraine’s prewar borders sounds, on the face of it, a just solution to an unjust invasion
Monday
Introducing Japan’s own Iron Lady
Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s most right-wing Prime Minister
Did Bibi miscalculate?
For Netanyahu and his chums, Trump’s pressure could not be more unwelcome
Saturday
The celebrity guide to selective outrage
Artists were once dangerous to tyrants, their art was truth-telling to power
Friday
What Trump really wants from Venezuela
Waging a narco-war is a red herring
Trump has boxed in Netanyahu and Hamas
The pressure is now on for Israel and Hamas to reach a lasting agreement
Monday
Grow a pair, Euro cry-bullies
The European team won the Ryder Cup – so what are they moaning about?
Saturday
American sports fans are an embarrassment
At the Ryder Cup, America’s golfers are losing on the links, and the country’s fans are losing in the stands
Wednesday
No, Trump has not changed course on Ukraine
Trump’s words on Truth Social describe a very familiar game
Tuesday
Trump admonishes the United Nations
He denounced the UN itself as a colossal failure
Tuesday
Trump returns to backwater Britain
The country remains trapped in economic mediocrity
Friday
Bolsonaro’s conviction reveals a divided Brazil
His time in office, like Trump’s, split the country down the middle. Supporters claim that Brazil’s Supreme Court is prejudiced against him
Thursday
When will we learn the truth about Saudi involvement in 9/11?
There is mounting evidence that the Saudis provided logistical and financial support to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups
Tuesday
Inside Trump’s war on the cartels
Mexico is one area where the MAGA base and its brain trust seem open to the idea of more aggressive action
What is Charles Kushner doing in Paris?
The ambassador is right to call out French anti-Semitism
The West can’t afford to shun Russian oil
Fears of an energy-led recession twisted the Biden administration into the mental pretzel that still prevails