Opinion

Judge Trump and Vance by their assaults on those they disagree with, not First Amendment babble

On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party - and Britain - back

A new exhibition focuses on the surrealist’s cinematic adventures

A column by the former New Statesman editor was meant to be a manifesto for a new, macho left. Instead, it draws attention to the government’s biggest shortcoming

How you relate to your gender shouldn't really be anyone else's business. In reality, everyone ends up having an opinion

Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture

Reducing the complex history of Israel and Palestine to a battle of good vs evil is wilfully misleading. No wonder Trump has endorsed it

It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible

Clive Brooke, a Labour peer, wrote to the government earlier this month to ask if AI was being used to reply to written parliamentary questions. The answer was somewhat unclear

A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends

Britain’s worst PM is launching a social network and embracing cryptocurrency and religion - just like America’s worst president

The philosophical power couple lived in freedom, but that came at a cost for others around them

The president has Voice of America, a US version of the World Service, in his sights. But the motivations for his war on journalism go far beyond cost-cutting and anti-woke

Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it

The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces

The most important advice I’ve ever given myself about reading a book: if at first you don’t succeed, give up

He’s the most boring prime minister we’ve had in decades – so why does the US media seem to hate Keir Starmer so much?

The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination

In the shadow of the bomb, two men fought to create the smallest swimsuit in the world

Watching Adolescence took me back 30 years to a school killing in Philadelphia – and the same old questions about boys and rage

The withdrawal of USAID has ended the system of Aids treatment and research in the most affected country on earth

The TV series is back with an opening episode on the corrosive power of technology firms. Can we do anything about it? Or will they inevitably get us all?

The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it

Who knew about his plans to reverse his tariff policy, and who benefitted?

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech

Young men used to worship Trump’s buddy - now they are rinsing him while he struggles on a video game livestream

Trump’s dangerous adviser believes in an economic theory that was disproved 200 years ago

Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade

Everyone has a take on the Netflix drama about a teenage murderer – and it tends to suit their own prejudices

If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance

Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office

The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains