The Spectator (World)

Founded in 1828, The Spectator stands as one of Britain’s most well-written and influential magazines. In 2018, we expanded our reach by introducing a monthly global edition, sharing the insightful and original perspectives that British readers have enjoyed for nearly two centuries with audiences around the world. We noticed a gap in the media landscape for a publication that combines clever ideas with a lighthearted tone, and our readers have responded positively. Our contributors do not subscribe to any particular political agenda; their primary commitment is to clear thinking, graceful writing, and independent viewpoints. Our range of opinions spans from left to right, reflecting diverse experiences. While we don’t aim for neutrality—our guiding principle is ‘firm, but unfair’—we prioritize originality and style in our content.

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Andor is Star Wars for grown-ups

1 day ago | thespectator.com | Alexander Larman

The critical reception to the second series of Andor has been nothing short of ecstatic. At the time of writing, it has a hugely impressive, near-unprecedented 99 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, far in excess of any other Star Wars movie or television spin-off.
What the Singer Sewing Machine teaches us about student loan repayment

1 day ago | thespectator.com | Peter Wood

The Singer Sewing Machine Company is credited – that’s the right word – with popularizing the idea of the installment plan. Starting in 1856, a customer could buy a sewing machine for a very modest down payment and a rather lengthy commitment to further payments. Isaac Singer copied the idea from a piano company, but he turned it into a model of aggressive marketing to the average household.
Could this photo cost Mark Carney an electoral victory?

2 days ago | thespectator.com | Stephen Daisley

Caryma Sa’d has captured the definitive image of the Canadian federal election. Over the weekend, the independent journalist posted a photograph from an event in Brantford, Ontario for Mark Carney, the former Bank of England governor who has replaced Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister. The pic shows an older gentleman appearing to give two middle fingers to the camera while similarly-aged Carney enthusiasts around him laugh.
The photo that could cost Mark Carney the Canadian election

2 days ago | thespectator.com | Stephen Daisley

Caryma Sa’d has captured the definitive image of the Canadian federal election. Over the weekend, the independent journalist posted a photograph from an event in Brantford, Ontario for Mark Carney, the former Bank of England governor who has replaced Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and Prime Minister. The pic shows an older gentleman appearing to give two middle fingers to the camera while similarly-aged Carney enthusiasts around him laugh.
Will the EU crumble under Trump’s tariffs?

2 days ago | thespectator.com | Gavin Mortimer

In the escalating trade war between America and China, the European Union risks being stranded in no man’s land. Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145 percent, with Beijing imposing their own tariffs of 84 percent.
Trump is his own biggest threat

3 days ago | thespectator.com | Lionel Shriver

Although Republicans and Democrats have few things in common, there’s one American universal: we don’t like when you mess with our money. After Donald Trump’s erratic tariff tantrums have sent markets lurching, who knows how much stocks will have spiked or tanked between the typing of this paragraph and it seeing print. Some 62 percent of Americans own stock; unsurprisingly, I do, too.
Trump takes a hammer to the universities

3 days ago | thespectator.com | Charles Lipson

President Trump has already dropped the first hammer on Harvard. He’s ready to drop the whole tool chest on a whole slew of universities – and it won’t be pretty. Outraged Democrats will call the punishing sanctions authoritarian, even fascist, and well beyond the authority of a constitutional officer. Republicans will back the president, saying universities had plenty of chances to correct their serious problems and did nothing.
Inside Russia’s repression of Ukraine’s churches

5 days ago | thespectator.com | Peter Pomerantsev

Vladimir Putin celebrated Palm Sunday by murdering over 30 civilians in Sumy with two missiles laced with shrapnel to maximize mortalities. But it’s not only rocket fire that will endanger Ukrainians over the Easter weekend. Inside the occupied territories, any worshipers outside of the Kremlin-controlled Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate are in danger. Since Russia’s invasion, more than 67 pastors and other faith leaders have been killed by the invaders.
Harvard against America

6 days ago | thespectator.com | Peter Wood

This is drumming season. That’s the time of year when the woodpeckers stake out their territories by tapping out tattoos on hollow trees. Road signs or “no trespassing” edicts make an even more impressive racket. I come to Vermont to get away from Midtown Manhattan’s horns and sirens – but this time of year, it’s just a visit to the percussion section. But the real racket isn’t from the birds declaring their sovereignty over the woods.
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

In early March Donald Trump said Elon Musk was doing “an amazing job.” Last week he said Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan was doing an “excellent job.” On Thursday it was the turn of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni during her meeting at the White House. Trump declared that she was “doing a fantastic job.” What Trump found so fantastic was never specified, but he tossed a variety of bouquets in Meloni’s direction.