Donald Trump wants states and cities to do as they are told
PAT BURNS carries Donald Trump around with him. Figuratively—he says the president gives him “hope”—but also literally. The R...
Elon Musk has been pushed out of the Treasury
As admissions go, it was an uncomfortable one. In one of several affidavits filed on the night of February 11th, Joseph Gioel...
Faceless influencers are becoming famous online
The most successful influencers put their lives in the limelight—and their faces all over your social-media feed. They are re...
Hail China’s new “ice-and-snow economy”
It is not known whether Xi Jinping has ever strapped planks to his feet and raced down a mountain at speed. But at a banquet ...
For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country
One of the first things Donald Trump did on retaking office was to halt America’s programme to settle refugees. That is bad n...
Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government
THE BILLBOARDS are the same as before. Drive from the airport into Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, and leaders of Hizbullah, the a...
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
The city of Homs in central Syria has long held a unique position in the Syrian psyche. Home to a mix of ethnic groups, it be...
How Bob Dylan broke free
“Bob Dylan didn’t have this to sing about/You know it feels good to be alive.” So sang the band Jesus Jones in 1990 in “...
How did the Catholic church go so wrong?
Jesus Wept. By Philip Shenon. Knopf; 608 pages; $35 and £30 The moment when Pope Pius XII’s nose fell off was awkward, both b...
How to go from fish lover to fish farmer
AFTER you travel away from shore on a speedboat for about 40 minutes, Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in Africa, feels ...