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ESSAY: $1,700 Per Family, the Hidden Price of Trump's Tariffs
Before the Senate on July 22, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that the Trump administration's tariffs had not pushed prices up, according…
ESSAY: Fourth Heat Wave — Europe Enters the Age of Serial Summers
On July 28, 2026, the New York Times reports that the fourth heat wave to hit Europe since May is set to push temperatures…
ESSAY: Open Weights, Amodei's Rebuttal, and the AI Safety Narrative War
On July 27, 2026 , Dario Amodei , CEO of Anthropic , published a piece stating his company has "never advocated for a ban…
ESSAY: Ukraine's Flamingo missile is rewriting the war's industrial rules
There is something almost ironic in choosing the word Flamingo to name a cruise missile capable of striking industrial sites deep inside Russia.
ESSAY: Why Trump Shakes al-Sharaa's Hand Without Letting Go of Ukraine
There is something dizzying about the image the NATO summit in Ankara produced in early July 2026: on the very same day, Donald Trump…
ESSAY: Andy Burnham, the man Downing Street never saw coming twice
On June 22, 2026, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
ESSAY: Massive Russian Losses for Marginal Gains
June 2026 offers a brutal snapshot of what the war in Ukraine has become for the Russian army: 39,490 losses — killed and wounded…
ESSAY: Hormuz under blackmail — Iran invents itself a planetary veto right
There is something dizzying in how Iran has turned a simple diplomatic courtesy clause into a sovereignty claim over one of the most strategic…
Beijing Promotes Two Generals After Purging Its Own Command
In early July 2026, the People's Liberation Army promoted two new four-star generals, according to reporting by the Associated Press carried by