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The architects of the Vietnam War knew it was doomed
Kennedy, Johnson and McNamara publicly promised victory in Vietnam while privately doubting it could be won. Fredrik Logevall explains why they escalated anyway.
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Arthur Penhaligon
Senior editorial writer. Argues the paper's view on politics and economics.
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Predatory Design: Why Big Tech Needs Safety Tests
Meta, YouTube and Amazon engineered compulsion at scale. Marie Potel-Saville argues makers of predatory design must prove safety before release.
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Could a Turbulent 2026 World Cup Break FIFA for Good?
The Soccernomics hosts argue the 2026 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico faces first-ever political tests that could turn FIFA's internal strains into an irreversible break.
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Rosa Brooks: How 9/11’s Forever War Paved the Way for January 6
Twenty-five years after September 11, Rosa Brooks traces how the forever war, expanded surveillance and a culture of fear hollowed out American democracy — opening the door to…
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Why Trump and Xi should revive the US-China investment treaty
Ahead of a May 14th-15th summit in Beijing, Max Baucus and Stephen Roach argue that reviving the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty could turn a fragile detente into growth…
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Europe needs strength before it names a peace envoy for Ukraine
Talk of a European envoy to Moscow is premature, writes Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Before any negotiator is named, Europe must build the strength that makes peace possible.
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Laffer: How Reagan and Thatcher Tax Cuts Drove 4% Growth
Arthur Laffer writes that the benefits of Reaganomics and Thatcherism did not just trickle down — they poured, with 4% growth, 40m new US jobs and policies later…
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Why Israel May Come to Terms With Trump’s Iran Deal
Israelis see Donald Trump's memorandum with Iran as worse than the 2015 nuclear deal, yet three strategic calculations may push Binyamin Netanyahu to adapt — as Israel did…
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Britain’s 2026 drought may signal a climate tipping point
Tim Palmer argues southern England's brutal summer of 2026 was caused by a persistent anticyclone — and if climate change is making such patterns more frequent, Britain must…
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Scott Bessent’s Bond-Market Meddling Will Cost America
Scott Bessent's surprise expansion of long-dated Treasury buy-backs may lower yields before the midterms, but with federal debt above $40trn it risks America's financial credibility.