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Round up: For Pete's sake. And Trump v. Somalis
Analysis of the week's events
6 hrs ago
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Gerrymandering backfires on the GOP
A special election in Tennessee is a big wake-up call for the party
Dec 4
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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The return of the no-fly zone in Venezuela
A much-used tool is back - but does it ever work?
Dec 2
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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November 2025
Round-up: Europe's war after the war. Trump turns the screws on Japan. And Trump has Denmark up all night.
Analysis of the week's events
Nov 28
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Trump and "Western civilization"
"America First" is way too simplistic a way to understand him
Nov 27
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Natsec Dems go on the offensive
And they do a pretty good job!
Nov 24
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Round-up: Making a Ukraine deal stick. Monday deadline for Venezuela? Swastikas A-OK for Coast Guard.
Analysis of the week's events
Nov 21
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Trump's new Ukraine peace push
On the merry-go round again
Nov 20
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Trump is starting to sound like Biden
On affordability, the president is doomed to repeat his predecessor's pattern
Nov 17
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Round-up: Trump's golden shield. Tariff backpedal. Trump v. the BBC
Analysis of the week's events
Nov 14
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Trump "knew about the girls". What does MAGA do now?
MAGA's ability to avoid difficult topics will not suffice
Nov 12
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Democrats won the shutdown fight
It was always going to end like this, but it turned out much better than expected
Nov 10
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