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No other country in the world caps benefits after the second child. It’s time we stopped this cruel policyThe long list of cuts made to social security benefits in the years after the 2010 election were justified by one purpose: to save money. But one cut in p... More »
The government has threatened to privatise the broadcaster. Why is it intent on ruining our world-leading TV industry?The news of Channel 4’s privatisation was greeted with the weird reaction that’s sadly become the UK television industry’s response to most de... More »
Even senior Tories think the plan to privatise the broadcaster is madness. It must be stoppedNadine Dorries strikes again. It is impossible to take her seriously as a politician of substance, but she seems determined to do – and capable of doing – serious dama... More »
Jacob Rees-Mogg calling Covid regulations ‘unkind and inhuman’ says it all: following the rules is strictly for other peopleAnother day, another tranche of Partygate fines from the police. You’ll have heard the adage that politics is showbiz for ugly people. S... More »
Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported much higher inflation than almost anyone predicted, and inflationistas — people who always predict runaway price rises, and have always been wrong — seized on the news as proof that this time the wolf is real.... More »
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The latest transfixing document for our time is a public-relations video for the Central Intelligence Agency. It features an unidentified 36-year-old Latina officer who speaks of her ascent through the ranks of the Company in a hybrid language, partly the trad... More »
Last Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina added himself to the long list of Republicans who have denied the existence of systemic racism in this country. Graham said on “Fox New Sunday” that “our systems are not racist. America’s not a racist count... More »
YAMHILL, Ore. — The best argument for President Biden’s three-part proposal to invest heavily in America and its people is an echo of Franklin Roosevelt’s explanation for the New Deal. “In 1932 there was an awfully sick patient called the United States of Amer... More »
Recently, James Carville, the unfrozen Clintonite of Democratic politics, stirred a predictable controversy by complaining about “wokeness” in an interview with Sean Illing of Vox. Everyone has a different definition of the term, but Carville’s was one you hea... More »
The lead item in Politico’s signature morning newsletter asked if a certain public figure was “losing his mind.” His rants made him seem ever “more unhinged.” Then again, they might be theatrical, a way to “keep you guessing as to whether he’s just putting you... More »
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has respect for his elders. And there aren’t that many of them.Before the president’s rally near Atlanta on Thursday, he and Jill went out of their way to pay respects to the 96-year-old Jimmy Carter.This made Biden the first president t... More »
