This Month
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are splitsville, until they aren’t
The pair did not have a feud five days ago and might not have a feud five days from now. Until proved otherwise, all of this is theatre.
May
Romanian PM resigns after surge in far-right vote
The European nation has been gripped by a political crisis as a candidate aligned with Donald Trump rocketed in presidential elections.
How AI and Wall Street beat Trump at his own game
Even if Mickey Mouse were president, the US would still be on the way to 4 per cent growth because private-sector innovation promises to offset bad policies and erratic policymaking.
April
How Trump has soured my American dream
There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.
March
Productivity problem empowers populist right
We had better get our act together in Australia or we may court the kind of poisonous politics wreaking havoc in the United States and across Europe.
How Trump plans to use an ‘autopen’ conspiracy to overturn laws
The president claimed multiple pardons issued by Joe Biden were void because he used a robotpen, embracing a baseless right-wing theory.
Why the MAGA faithful could bring down Trump
The president is entering new and dangerous territory as he pushes ahead with inflation-raising tariffs that could hit US consumers.
Appeal to aspiration to avert a minority government
A hung parliament would just exacerbate the populism, opportunism, and polarisation that are already destabilising the political system.
February
Why we need simple signals of elite status more than ever
The more information there is in the world, the more we need simple signals of elite status to cut through it all.
Guess what shocked 4000 right-wingers in London about Australia
The conference dubbed “Woodstock for conservatives” displayed the growing confidence of the right, showing the shift in the Western intellectual landscape.
Germany’s new leader may face Trump with one hand tied behind his back
Friedrich Merz faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – and that will make it hard to govern.
Dutton’s populist plans won’t cut your grocery bills
When politicians reach for the first ‘populist’ policy they can find to address voter concerns about rising prices, they’re doing a disservice to themselves and the electorate.
Populist politics won’t make insurance cheaper
Peter Dutton has reached for a big stick without any attempt to explain how breaking insurers up into smaller companies would lower the cost of insurance.
America is engaged in a ‘rich white civil war’
I’m not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now.
Vance meets German far-right leader amid election interference claims
The pair met after the US vice president controversially endorsed the AfD as a political partner ahead of Germany’s poll later this month.
Why Trump and Musk are set to trample all over the courts
The judiciary poses the ultimate test of whether the president will break the system as the pair set about slashing government spending and cutting staff.
January
Argentina’s Milei tells West: Join Trump’s anti-woke alliance
The firebrand, chainsaw-wielding libertarian says a new axis is forming that wants to stamp out bloated bureaucracy and politically correct ideology.
CNN sacks 200 employees as news broadcaster faces ‘profound’ shift
The cable network let go of 6 per cent of its workforce as it focuses on streaming and digital audiences amid declining ratings.
Why it’s an unhappy new year at Guardian HQ
The ructions at the Australian arm echo the reports of low morale and spiky political divisions at the left-liberal news outlet’s London head office.
German populists turn heads with fake air tickets for illegal migrants
Alternative for Germany, the Elon-Musk-backed party pushing for second place at next month’s election, says ‘only deportations can save Germany’.