Biden and Netanyahu at Odds Over Gaza War

The inevitable has happened.

Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain (Sort Of)

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

Geert Wilders ‘Wins’ Dutch Elections

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

Israel, Hamas, and the Laws of War

It’s . . . complicated.

Where Does Europe End?

An idea, not a continent.

Breaking the Ukraine Stalemate

Will taking the war to Moscow change Putin’s calculus?

Deutschland Unter Alles

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

Far Right Politics Spreading Across the West

The trend shows no sign of abating.

Europe Becoming Poorer?

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

Erdogan Conditions Sweden’s NATO Bid on Turkey EU Admission

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.

Disinformation and Free Speech

How far should the government be able to go?

Russia’s Short-Lived Insurrection

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

Looking to Poland

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

Rod Dreher Canceled

Things finally got too weird for his benefactor.

Most of the World Doesn’t Care About Ukraine

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

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Biden Coming for Your Stove!

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

Policies in Conflict

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

AP Fires Reporter For Reporting

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

Apple Not Happy About USB C Mandate

The company is begrudgingly complying with the EU’s requirement.

Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotaged; EU Blames Russia

The CIA warned of his months ago but the Biden administration is being cautious.

Italy Expected to Elect Post-Fascist Premier

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

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Reshoring American Jobs?

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

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Vicious Cycle of Air Conditioning

Making ourselves cooler is making the earth warmer.

Voting Underway in French Presidential Runoff

The incumbent should win easily but turnout is low and the consequences dire.

EU Tries to Regulate Social Media

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

NATO’s Role in Setting Ukraine War Peace Conditions

Western powers may be at odds with the people doing the fighting and dying.

Democratic Backsliding and the American Right

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

Ukraine War Widens

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

More on the Bioweapons Claim

The BBC checks the facts.

Russia Sanctions Itself in Retaliation for Western Sanctions

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

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Putin’s Offramp?

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

West Shamed Into Action

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

Ukraine Invasion Sending History in a New Direction?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Biden ‘Leading from Behind’ on Ukraine

The American President is once again leading the free world.

Hitting Russia Where It Hurts

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

The Beginning of a Response to the Beginning of an Invasion

The first shoe has dropped.

Putin Invades Ukraine in Defiance of West

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

Ukraine: Advantage Putin? Advantage NATO?

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

Putin, Ukraine, and History

Russia’s leader sees the situation in the former Soviet Republic quite differently than the West.

Omicron Cometh

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

US-France Submarine Contretemps

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

G-7 Approves Corporate Tax Floor

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

Amazon Wins EU Tax Haven Case

For now, at least, it can shift millions of its earnings to Luxembourg.

More on Social Policy and Comparisons

Mostly about how not to do it.

The Ethics of International Vaccine Distribution

At least 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca are sitting in American facilities unused.

Better Masks? More Masks?

It’s time to up our protection game.

U.S. Declared COVID Victory Too Soon

Europe has the disease under control while it’s still spreading like wildfire here.

Trump Speaks on Coronavirus…

…and confusion (and a further market tumble) ensues.