A tale of two continents

It’s America’s birthday. And the country finds itself in the throes of revolution once again. 

At home, the Trump administration—run on flattery, favouritism and whim—bears an uneasy resemblance to the crown-and-courtier regime America’s founders rebelled…

They are fed up with the continent’s terrible internet

Both have much to gain from being less belligerent

They think China has better tech than America

Turkey and Israel are natural allies and yet they are increasingly at odds

It uses them more intensively than anywhere in the world

A new report finds it was probably Russia

Yet another report paints a bleak picture

The world’s biggest iceberg has finally melted away, aged 40 or so

“The Butterfly Season” is about discovery, mortality and eternity

The condiment that conquered the world was created 150 years ago

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son, looks increasingly like a despot-in-waiting

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, America’s planning boards don’t believe in moving fast or breaking things

You could read Homer. You could see the film. Or you could just go to the office

What a fitting way to honour its birthday

German tanks are returning to a region they once razed

The justices handed the president some notable defeats. But their biggest decisions strengthened him

Consideration, consistency and curveballs

Radical ideas may seriously harm the Democratic Party