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Janan Ganesh

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Trump and his cabinet will regret doing God

Trump and his cabinet will regret doing God

A right-wing movement founded on loucheness is making an electorally risky turn towards religion.

06.04.2026 10

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Janan Ganesh

Why MAGA hates Europe so much

Having lost so many battles at home, it is easier on the ego to look abroad for societies to redeem. The attack on Europe is a disguised...

07.12.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh

Not just the Ashes: Why Australia and the UK are drifting apart

Even the cricket showdown, which runs until January, will expose the divergence of the two countries. And it’s not just the tactical contrast on the...

23.11.2025 10

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Why Trump should just walk away from Europe

The president supports Europe enough to make it complacent, but not enough to make it safe. The situation is unsustainable.

21.08.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh

Why bad ideas almost always prevail

Tariffs, NIMBYism, high debt – these bad ideas largely succeed because the victims don’t even know what they are losing.

14.08.2025 6

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Trump stormed back on a vibe. But it’s all downhill from here

In a nation that has been 50-50 all century, the mistake is to ever believe that someone is in the ascendant. This northern summer is the...

07.08.2025 8

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Why Oasis won in the end

The band’s lasting appeal worldwide wasn’t foreseen by a cultural elite that overvalues innovation.

27.07.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh

Trump and MAGA have split thanks to Epstein

Months of differences, not just over the disgraced former financier, show what post-Trump conservatism will look like.

17.07.2025 10

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Why the US will remain the world’s policeman

The lesson of the Iran intervention is that America’s dreaded retreat from the world is more talked about than strictly realistic, whoever is the...

26.06.2025 6

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Why MAGA is obsessed with meddling in foreign countries

From South Africa to Europe, Donald Trump’s movement is fixated on other countries, contradicting its isolationist label.

29.05.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh

Don’t be fooled. Americans still love Trump

The revolt against him isn’t huge, and it isn’t about constitutional principle.

08.05.2025 10

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Why we still need expert reviewers in a populist age

The more information there is in the world, the more we need simple signals of elite status to cut through it all.

26.02.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh