The spread of mariachi tells a very American story
AS MAGA HEARS it, the sound of the border is the trill of gunfire and the cry of trafficking victims. For others, it is a lot...
Europe will need to pull all the levers to up its defence spending
The realisation is sinking in. Europe needs to become able to defend itself without America’s help. From Friedrich Merz, Germ...
Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia lauded the Trump administration on Thursday for its efforts to mend ties with the Kreml...
Caviar is the internet’s favourite indulgence
“Welcome to the caviar class you guys didn’t know you needed!” says Danielle Zaslavsky, smiling at the camera. Her family own...
The skyrocketing demand for minerals will require new technologies
Donald Trump’s quest for critical minerals has taken him from Greenland to Ukraine. He is not alone in wanting more metals, w...
Who works where, doing what, in China
China’s tech bros, including Jack Ma of Alibaba and Liang Wenfeng of DeepSeek, stole all the attention at the high-profile sy...
Critics of Medicaid point to a rigorous study conducted 15 years ago
Among the many Americans who find Medicaid confusing is Robert F. Kennedy junior, whose department oversees it. At his confir...
Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures
The Israeli military on Thursday released the first findings from its internal investigations into the colossal military and ...
The AfD’s unusual China connection
There are many things that make Alice Weidel an unconventional leader for a German political party on the hard right. Though ...
Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project
The geography behind a plan to ship natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to Asia makes good sense. Alaska has vast stor...