The making of an American conservative
Rob Henderson’s memoir Troubled paints a bleak picture of poverty in the US. Are liberal “luxury beliefs” to blame?
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Donald Trump and the politics of retribution
After his emphatic victory in the Iowa Republican primary, the former president believes he is destined for a second term.…
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The West’s dominance is a dangerous delusion
Hubris and ignorance might prove decisive in its proxy wars in Ukraine and Israel, and in its economic contest with…
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Israel has magnified the US’s political dysfunction
Confronted with a grave security crisis, the House of Representatives is effectively paralysed.
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My own special relationship with North America
Also this week: Meeting progressive peers in Montreal, and bridging divides in football and politics.
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The chaos and confusion of Donald Trump on trial
The criminal charges against Donald Trump could send him to prison — or help propel him back into the White…
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Everything is wrestling
American public life is an extension of the nation’s most sordid sport.
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Is Robert Kennedy Jr a genuine threat to Joe Biden?
Support for JFK’s nephew as a presidential candidate reveals the demand among Democrats for an alternative.
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Peter Turchin’s empty prophecies
The social scientist has made a career from predicting global instability. But in the new book End Times, his analysis…
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The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power
She is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?
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The patriotic preacher
Martin Luther King was no saint, but a deep faith in America drove his mission to redeem its soul.
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Run. Hide. Fight
An FBI video about how to survive a mass shooting has gone viral – it’s a monument to the trauma…
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Haiti’s descent into hell
Once a symbol of black liberation, Haiti has collapsed into anarchy. Now many see foreign intervention as their only hope.
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Why China and its trading allies are well placed to topple the dollar
After decades meting out sanctions and financial coercion, the US may soon feel its grip on world trade beginning to…
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Jon Ronson’s The Debutante and the myth of the “lone wolf” terrorist
This Audible podcast series delves into the white-supremacist world of Timothy McVeigh and asks: could the Oklahoma City bombing have…
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Why Tocqueville matters
Travel was a vital part of the French thinker’s political philosophy, but this has largely been forgotten in today’s secluded…
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The New Age of Tragedy
Great-power rivalry, resource scarcity and the crumbling of the liberal rules-based order.
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US Congress goes to “war” over Taiwan
The House select committee on China simulated war with the Chinese Communist Party over the island. The results were sobering.
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Letter of the week: A multipolar world
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Joe Biden said “America is back”. So why are its foreign allies going their own way?
Former friends to the US are increasingly testing the forms and bounds of the shifting geopolitical geometry.
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