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The tariff row is further indication that he is quick to quarrel but also quick to settle
Elon Musk will find the European right more statist than some progressives at home
Having supposedly worried too much about him last time, people are overcorrecting
Almost everyone in politics has something they prioritise over it
Small countries have the best outcomes, while the few giants shape the globe
Voters can’t be sold on change until their nation is in acute trouble
If it did, the US should have much healthier politics than Europe
Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despots
The Democrats might decide that playing by the rules has got them nowhere
Europe’s bloated governments need his efficiency revolution much more than Washington does
Having had three friends in high places — the US, the EU and China — the UK contemplates life with none
If the party changes, the US rightwing realignment won’t last
Harris was the wrong candidate, and the consequences could be global
Nothing separates the man from his 2016 self more than his disappearing qualms about capitalism
The era of western stability relied on dominant parties, and the US has none
A cautious politician is easier to elect than an ambiguous one
The swings between Democratic and Republican presidents weren’t so wild in America’s heyday
There is none of the bipartisan spirit that the cold war brought to Washington
A once-common type is vanishing from the west, and it is a problem of demand not supply
America has cultural and structural advantages that governments can’t close
The lesson of 2024 so far is that American populists have no replacement for the former president’s star power
He managed the decline of American power much better than his recent predecessors
The US president’s high-spending protectionism is bad policy and worse politics
Polling precedent and economic data suggest the Democrats shouldn’t get ahead of themselves
Much of the Republicans’ ‘weirdness’ stems from their new tech friends
American populists oppose China but like pro-Beijing strongmen
Democrats fear chaos and dissent but deference to established candidates has cost them more often
Hatred of politicians deters good people from the job, which makes government worse, which makes voters hate politicians still more