Politics

The rise and fall of Keir Starmer: where did it all go wrong?

PM’s demise after landslide victory two years ago points to an increasingly volatile and impatient electorate

The folly of abortion abolitionism

There is a long-shot bill in the North Carolina legislature sparking some hubbub. It seeks to amend the state constitution to allow women who receive abortions to be prosecuted for murder. The bill follows similar ones in other states. They come from an ascendant faction in the anti-abortion movement known as abortion abolitionists.

Who is Andy Burnham? And 4 other things investors should know as the UK replaces its prime minister

Keir Starmer’s exit puts Andy Burnham, gilts, sterling and the next UK chancellor in focus for investors.

European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit is postponed

Ursula von der Leyen, Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say British PM helped increase security

Britain has had six prime ministers in 10 years: What to know

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer followed in the footsteps of five predecessors to hand in his resignation on Monday, capping off a politically volatile decade for the island monarchy.

Angry and lonely after my marriage ended, I came dangerously close to embracing the manosphere

After my separation my world became tiny and my dependence on the online world grew. The internet told me women were to blame, and I started to believe it

How COVID-19 Church Shutdowns Broke the First Amendment

Gabriel Rench didn’t expect to be arrested for singing hymns. On September 23, 2020, he and two fellow congregants from Christ Church joined roughly 150 people at a Moscow, Idaho, parking lot for a 20-minute outdoor “psalm sing” — a peaceful protest of the city’s mask mandate. Police arrested all three. In July 2023, the city paid $300,000 to settle its First Amendment lawsuit. The federal judge didn’t mince words: the city had “indisputably erred in interpreting its own Code,” wrongfully arrested the plaintiffs, and misadvised its officers. He told the parties to settle. They did.

Treasury Department waives Iranian oil sanctions in a step forward for talks

The Treasury Department temporarily waived sanctions on Iranian oil on Monday as part of the Trump administration’s deal with Tehran to end the war in the Middle East.

A rich man's war, a poor man's fight: The Civil War's divided home front

Lower-class bitterness for the powerful and elite; citizens feeling threatened and angered by an intrusive, aggressive central government; inflammatory news media; rising prices amid growing poverty. These are themes of outrage and frustration across America today, just as they were over 160 years ago during the Civil War. And they drove opposition to the war in both the North and South.

The Man Who Couldn’t Do It

Keir Starmer joins the growing list of prime ministers who failed to address the country’s troubles.

Trump's foolish rebuke of Italy's Meloni

President Donald Trump has long viewed the European Union as an obsolete institution that undermines national sovereignty through excessive bureaucracy. But Trump’s recent outburst toward Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, claiming she “begged for a picture” and that he “felt sorry for her,” presents a far more direct attack. The consequences for the trans-Atlantic friendship may be severe.

Trump-Vance Iran memorandum: The disgrace of the deal

Vice President JD Vance was the point person in negotiating the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and has since become the face of that agreement. At his press conference on June 18, Vance tried to mask the realities of the U.S.-Iran MOU in ambiguities and contradictions. The vice president repeatedly said all the benefits given to Iran would be conditioned by its “performance,” never identifying what “performance” he sought to change.