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After Trumpism
The Spectator World
CONTRIBUTORS
FIFA’s own goal
DIARY
The rupture • The Iran war is likely to mark the end of Trumpism
Ode to a Housing Estate Blackbird
El Mencho’s last stand • How — and where — did the Mexican drug lord die?
The security surplus
Le squabble • Why America and France are always arguing
Exit strategy • Why women are walking away from the New Right
Winter’s First-born Snow
The endgame is nigh
Oh, Canada • Mark Carney’s capitulation to China spells trouble for his country
Battle stars • War is now waged in space
Doom loop • Disembodied brain cells are playing video games. What does that mean for humanity?
Mind blowing • How AI led a psychiatrist to a breakdown
Planet Orwell • Lessons from the man who shaped our worldview. By D.J. Taylor
Eyes wide open • After Epstein, we must view Kubrick’s cinematic swansong in a new light, says Alexander Larman
Local life
Country life
Palm life
Prejudices
Fast food • Easter, served two ways
Pit stop
Mission Europe • Inside Keir Starmer’s plan to get closer to the EU By Tim Shipman
‘We are already aligning’ • The Iran conflict is driving Britain closer to the EU
My Lego Life
The Miliband supremacy
THE SPECTATOR'S NOTES
Lest we forget • Those who believe in liberalism need to fight for it
ANCIENT AND MODERN • Poor thinking
Korea opportunities • Is Kim Jong-un lining up a female successor?
High note • My addiction to the piano
The elephant in the room
Why the silence on Iran’s gays?
Brag race • The art of left-wing boasting
Full of ecstasy and fire • Owen Matthews on one of history’s most extraordinary charlatans
Fun’s a serious business
Deft financial footwork
Age concern • What does greater longevity mean for us all, asks Simon Ings
Joy ride
Mob mentality
Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
No life
Real life
Madagascan moment • This island nation in the Indian Ocean offers peace — and lemurs — in abundance
Am I an extremist?
MICHAEL HEATH
America was founded on a spurious sob story
DEAR MARY YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED
Sneezing
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