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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Gavin Mortimer |Brendan O’Neill |Arieh Kovler |Teresa Mull
Washington, DC has been struck with DoGE (Department of Government Efficiency) fever — just as everyone started getting over the bugs they all caught at from Trump’s inauguration. Elon Musk and his gang of twenty-something whiz kids are making their mark across the federal government, starting with USAID, which Musk has repeatedly criticized in strident terms as being the core of the corruption he’s seeking to root out.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Jonathan Sacerdoti |Arieh Kovler |Jacob Heilbrunn |Eleanor Harmsworth
No matter how many times it is vanquished or decisively discredited, “Palestinianism” persists as an ideology unwilling to die. Rooted in Muslim Arab nationalism, it remains fundamentally opposed to the very existence of Israel — a Jewish, liberal, and free state. Hamas, one of its most notorious champions, has in recent weeks orchestrated a carefully staged spectacle as it releases Israeli hostages from Gaza.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Brendan O’Neill |Arieh Kovler |Teresa Mull |Jonathan Sacerdoti
While some Fortune 500 companies are dropping DEI programs like hot cakes, many in the Democratic Party are not so eager. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who was almost the official face of the House Democrats’ messaging, has been taking her message that “mediocre white boys” are the ones complaining about DEI to the airwaves of cable news.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Gavin Mortimer |Arieh Kovler |Teresa Mull |Jonathan Sacerdoti
If a week is a long time in politics then eight years is an eternity. Just ask Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. Back in 2017 the two newly-elected presidents met for the first time in Brussels. They shook hands for the cameras, and kept shaking for several seconds, a game of machismo that tickled the commentariat. “That’s how you ensure you are respected,” declared Macron. “You have to show you won’t make small concessions.”The French president believed he was the future.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Ross Clark |Arieh Kovler |Teresa Mull |Jonathan Sacerdoti
Five years ago this week, former British prime minister Boris Johnson was celebrating the achievement of leaving the European Union and wondering how he might take advantage of Britain’s newfound freedoms. A virus had other ideas. Covid-19 didn’t just turn our lives upside down and cost many lives; it robbed the then government of the chance to seize the initiative and prove that Brexit was worth the pain and inevitable disruption.
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2 months ago | 
thespectator.com | Arieh Kovler |Teresa Mull |Jonathan Sacerdoti |Jacob Heilbrunn
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Israelis and Americans have been living in two parallel worlds. Israel’s began with the hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, which has seen Israeli captives finally released by Hamas after nearly 500 days.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thespectator.com | Arieh Kovler |Philip Patrick |Anatol Lieven |Michael Nazir-Ali
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address last night in the Oval Office. While he started with strong patriotic themes, he ended by warning the country of some “things that give me great concern.” Biden declared that America is an oligarchy now. Cockburn thought it was turning into a dictatorship? He can’t keep track. Overall, though, he thought Biden’s speech presented an idealistic view of America.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thespectator.com | Arieh Kovler |Jonathan Sacerdoti |Taylor Millard |Ben Domenech
After days of increasing optimism, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani summoned the press last night to announce that Israel and Hamas had agreed on a ceasefire and hostage deal. In the hours since, Israel has accused Hamas of backtracking on the agreement and dozens of people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thespectator.com | Arieh Kovler |Gavin Mortimer |Katy Balls |Jonathan Sacerdoti
After days of increasing optimism, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani summoned the press last night to announce that Israel and Hamas had agreed on a ceasefire and hostage deal. In the hours since, Israel has accused Hamas of backtracking on the agreement and dozens of people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
spectator.com.au | Arieh Kovler
After days of increasing optimism, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani summoned the press last night to announce that Israel and Hamas had agreed on a ceasefire and hostage deal. The deal is complicated, delicate and full of moving parts. Phase one will see Hamas release 33 hostages, both living and dead: the old, the sick and women, including female soldiers.
