Edward Luce

Washington, D.C.

Chief US Commentator and Columnist at Financial Times

Associate Editor, Financial Times, US-based writer/columnist. Author The Retreat of Western Liberalism, In Spite of the Gods, Time to Start Thinking. My views.

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Transcript: Do Republicans still care about debt?

1 week ago | ft.com | Marc Filippino |James Politi |Edward Luce

This is an audio transcript of the Swamp Notes podcast episode: ‘Do Republicans still care about debt?’ Marc Filippino President Donald...
Beware the rising ‘moron premium’ on US bonds

1 week ago | afr.com | Edward Luce

The name’s bond. Treasury bond. The only force that has so far been able to stop Donald Trump, or at least make him rethink, is the US Treasury market. Republicans are supine; Democrats are in disarray; chief executives have taken cover; and America’s foreign partners tiptoe around Trump like he’s a minefield. Some judges are throwing sand into the gears. But they have not reversed Trump’s direction. Aside from Russia’s Vladimir Putin, what Trump fears most is the rising price of money. Loading...
America’s rising ‘moron premium’

1 week ago | ft.com | Edward Luce

The name’s bond. Treasury bond.
America cannot afford to sweep Biden’s blunders under the carpet

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Edward Luce

This article is an on-site version of our Swamp Notes newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday and Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersDemocrats and much of the US media should take a moment to apologise to Robert Hur.
America cannot afford to sweep Biden’s blunders under the carpet

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Edward Luce

Democrats and much of the US media should take a moment to apologise to Robert Hur.
Maga world’s new split: Bannon vs plutocrats

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Edward Luce

To grasp a party’s true values, study its budget.
How Jimmy Carter Achieved the Kind of Peace Deal Donald Trump Dreams About

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Edward Luce

Weeks after his Panama victory, Carter was now threatening to cause a whole new wave of ulcers among his staff on an even bigger gamble. The goal of Middle East peace had been a core part of Carter’s 1976 campaign — as had the promise of Palestinian self-determination. Brzezinski had co-authored a controversial 1975 Brookings paper that recommended the outlines of such a settlement that would include Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza.
Donald Trump entrelaza negocios con el Golfo Pérsico

3 weeks ago | milenio.com | Edward Luce

Edward Luce Ciudad de México. / 16.05.2025 11:00:15 ¿Qué se le puede regalar a alguien que ya lo tiene todo? La solución habitual es algo con valor sentimental. En el caso de Donald Trump, Qatar encontró la combinación perfecta: un jumbo jet de 400 millones de dólares (mdd) por el que ya había expresado nostalgia.
Farewell to Joseph Nye — and to US soft power too?

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Edward Luce

Joseph Nye, grand figure of American political science, coiner of the term “soft power”, and, in the words of the New York Times,...
"Trump First". Oto motywy polityki zagranicznej prezydenta USA

3 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Edward Luce

W praktyce wdzięczność Trumpa ma ograniczony termin ważności. Zapytajcie Marka Zuckerberga z Meta, którego prezent w wysokości 1 mln dol. (3,79 mln zł) na inaugurację Trumpa i 25 mln dol. (94 mln zł) na ugodę w bezpodstawnym procesie o zniesławienie nie uchroniły jego firmy przed groźbą wysokich kar. Jednak w przypadku Trumpa nigdy nie należy mówić nigdy.