Trump’s God complex is not a sign of madness but a belief in his absolute power
There are some signs, as midterm elections loom, that his Maga coalition may be fraying
Orbán was defeated by a vote ‘too big to rig’. Could Trump follow?
Worldview: Democratic standards have retreated globally, but there is nothing inevitable about this
We face a real danger that the nuclear arms race might be about to resume
Worldview: The bulletin of the atomic scientists moved its estimate of the risk of a nuclear conflict, the doomsday clock, to 85 seconds to midnight
We owe Mark Carney thanks for the reminder that the arc of history doesn’t bend to bullies
Worldview: In a remarkable speech in Davos, Canada’s PM Mark Carney spoke through the fog of diplomatic niceties of ‘a rupture in the world order’
Trump’s attack on Venezuela and Greenland threats have several echoes in US history
Pretence that the US is a protector of the independence of the nations of Latin America is again exposed as a lie
What’s behind the Trump administration’s war on typefaces?
Worldview: Attempts by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to turn back the clock typographically have strange historical resonances
Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing
Reality of accelerating inequality across the globe is striking
Andrew Windsor should be thanking his lucky stars instead of feeling sorry for himself
The British monarchy has never been averse to extreme methods, both judicial and extra-judicial, to dispose of troublesome senior relatives
Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister and fan of Margaret Thatcher?
Sanae Takaichi is not a known advocate of women’s rights or a liberal
Trump is deploying the military to wage war against an imagined ‘enemy within’
Worldview: The US president has been rapidly intensifying domestic military operations during his second term
Denial has become a standard tool of strongmen leaders but the truth will out
Worldview: An Israeli public that has largely turned a blind eye is awakening to a sense of moral complicity in famine
Donald Trump’s plan to make America beautiful again
Worldview: The maga Caesar has decreed only classical architecture will be used in federal buildings
After French prime minister’s political hara-kiri, Macron faces three unpalatable choices
Worldview: François Bayrou alone believed he could win with his bold ultimatum for a pre-endorsement of his unpopular budget
Zohran Mamdani has turned the politics of richest city in US on its head
Immigrant mayoral candidate has strong working class support in wealthy but vastly unequal city
Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost
Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief could fatally undermine trust in an organisation crucial to transparency of US markets