Ari Paul / 23 Jun 2026
The Anti-Media Press: When Journalism Becomes the Problem
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
According to Ayala Panievsky, journalists can be as much a threat to press freedom as secret police and apparatchiks.(...)
Editorial
Alexandra von Westernhagen / 22 Jun 2026
The Real Story Behind Brexit
Identity, Belonging and Narrative
Since the 23 June 2016 referendum, in which the UK voted to leave the EU, Brexit has sparked intense debate, framed by visions of what would best serve Britain and its economy.(...)
John Foster / 19 Jun 2026
Demographic Populism Failure
The No to Ten Million Switzerland Referendum
The Swiss referendum on population growth underscored the limitations of centrism.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 18 Jun 2026
Israel’s Settlement Goods Are Mislabelled — and Reaching Your Shelves
The Global Echo Report
Disguising contraband is nothing new. For as long as goods have crossed borders, smugglers have relied not only on deception but often on the complicity of corrupt officials.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 17 Jun 2026
Drones From the Urals
Ivan Sonnov and the Music-Industrial Complex
How should artists respond to a world in which individual expression is drowned out by the sheer quantity of content bombarding people each day?(...)
Ari Paul / 16 Jun 2026
Mamdani Turns Parade Controversy Into a Win
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
Memory is selective. Particularly when Middle Eastern politics is involved.(...)
John Foster / 13 Jun 2026
Old Hatreds, New Victims
Belfast Revisits Its Past
Though history casts a long shadow, this week's racial violence in Belfast cannot be reduced to a replay of the Troubles.
(...)
Ari Paul / 08 Jun 2026
Remembering the Future: The New Jewish Antinationalism
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
It’s easy to see why Yiddish culture is attractive to Jewish leftists.(...)