Nick Cohen
Journalist at Freelance
Author at Writing from London
Journalist and author. I produce Writing From London, an independent newsletter about politics, culture and authoritarianism. https://t.co/zB17IuSdWb
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The bond markets forced Donald Trump to back down yesterday just as they had forced Liz Truss before him. But whereas the UK’s Parliamentary system ensured that Truss’s colleagues in Parliament could instantly consign her to the dustbin of history, an apparently unbinnable Trump remains in power. And so do the enormous dangers of his cranky protectionism. Despite the euphoria of the past 24 hours, two points worry me, which I thought were worth highlighting in a short note.
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Edvard Munch - Despair (1894)In the next few weeks European governments may have to cope as best they can with:The Trump administration turning its foul words about President Zelensky into foul deeds by cutting military aid to Ukraine and Nato. It is already talking about withdrawing troops from Europe, and we can expect worse to come.
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For this week’s Lowdown, I wanted to talk to Rafael Behr of the Guardian, one of the smartest political writers in WestminsterThe urgent question I had for him was this. The West is facing its gravest crisis since 1945: Can Keir Starmer cope with it? Starmer is a brilliant problem solver. But what if Trump is a problem that cannot be solved? What if the UK has no choice other than to reject an unhinged United States and decide that its future is with Europe?
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RT @LHSummers: The American capital flight trade is back. Stocks, bonds, and the dollar are all sharply down. Gold way up. The pattern is n…
He's wearing brown shoes in town. Surely he must resign now
Rumors are going around that Pete Hegseth might be on his way out. I don’t know if that’s true, but just in case, I want to do a thread on his style. To me, Hegseth’s wardrobe reflects a common pitfall guys fall into when they first start caring about clothes. 🧵 https://t.co/cOGQbQFtUl
RT @simon_schama: It's quite something, historically, when the American President, single- handedly, wrecks the American economy
