John Foster / 05 Jun 2026
The Centre Cannot Hold
Ideology is Back
The paradox of contemporary French politics is that Emmanuel Macron conquered the centre without managing to reconstruct it.(...)
Editorial
Mitchell Plitnick / 04 Jun 2026
Democracy Denied
How the World Leaves Palestine Behind
Our worst fears about the Gaza ceasefire have come true.(...)
Ari Paul / 02 Jun 2026
Punk Against Unconditional Solidarity
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
A recurring theme in modern hasbara (Israel advocacy) is the portrayal of the publishing and music industries, and Hollywood, as increasingly Antisemitic, in response to Israel's genocide in Gaza.(...)
Josh White / 01 Jun 2026
Brexit at Ten
The State of UK Media
Although Brexit failed to achieve the stated goals of its supporters, the referendum dramatically transformed both the UK's political landscape and the media that cover it.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 30 May 2026
A Foreign Policy Failure
Trump’s Defeat in the Middle East
As Donald Trump navigates ending the Iran war without conceding defeat, American foreign policy remains suspended in an increasingly dangerous limbo.(...)
John Foster / 29 May 2026
Neither Democracy Nor Dictatorship
Weimar Republic 2.0
What most closely links the post-2008 world to Weimar Germany is not extremism, but a deepening loss of confidence in liberal institutions.
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Charlie Bertsch / 27 May 2026
When Models Ruled the World
Supermodel, Self-Titled
Supermodel is a striking example of meta-nostalgia, full of longing for an era it simultaneously deconstructs.(...)
Ari Paul / 26 May 2026
Antizionist Religious Jews: The Significance of Neturei Karta
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
Anyone involved in pro-Palestine politics has encountered Neturei Karta, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group that opposes Zionism.(...)
We Are Monitoring / 25 May 2026
Normalising Far-Right Extremism
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
On the first night of January 2025, Bakari set off from Grodno in Belarus with four friends. Their destination was Poland.(...)
John Foster / 23 May 2026
Making Genocide Meaningful Again
The Never Again Ideology
If the Holocaust becomes wholly unique—an event suspended outside ordinary history—then the concept of genocide ceases to be a useful analytic tool.(...)