Ari Paul / 16 Jun 2026
Mamdani Turns Parade Controversy Into a Win
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
Memory is selective. Particularly when Middle Eastern politics is involved.(...)
New York Post
Ari Paul / 12 May 2026
Evicting the Truth: Republicans and Their Media
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
In American restaurant and bar speak, the word “86” means to evict a customer from the premises: “Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”(...)
Ari Paul / 06 Sep 2024
Germany’s National-Populist Star
Sahra Wagenknecht Wins With the Press
In bellwether polls ahead of next year’s federal election, Sunday, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AFD) came first in Thuringia and second in Saxony (Deutsche Welle, 9/1/24).(...)