Powell to the people: The Fed raises rates
America’s central bank raised rates by .75% yesterday—the biggest increase in almost 30 years. Whether that will help tame rising prices without triggering a recession is unclear. The poor performance...
16 Jun 202224min
Planes have changed: Britain’s controversial asylum policy
The European Court of Human rights foiled Britain’s plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda yesterday by holding that British courts must first find the policy legal. The Taliban have proven surprising...
15 Jun 202223min
No magic bullet: a Congressional agreement on guns
Mass shootings in Buffalo, Tulsa and Uvalde appear to have broken a longstanding impasse over federal gun laws. A bipartisan group of senators has laid out a legislative framework—but whether that tur...
14 Jun 202222min
Nyet effects: Russia’s resilient economy
Western sanctions are intended to starve Russia’s economy and hinder its ability to wage war in Ukraine. And while the long-term outlook remains grim, so far oil and gas earnings have kept its economy...
13 Jun 202221min
Revolting: The January 6th committee’s public hearings
The committee investigating the Capitol attacks of January 6th 2021 held the first of several public hearings last night, having gathered evidence for the past year. The hearings may not break Donald ...
10 Jun 202226min
Second time’s the charm? Somalia’s new president
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is Somalia’s first-ever reelected president. In an interview with our correspondent, he lays out his second-term ambitions for beating back jihadist insurgents and repairing rela...
9 Jun 202225min
The wrath of Khan: Pakistan’s turbulent spring
Pakistan’s government faces an unpleasant choice between doing what’s popular and what is economically necessary, as Imran Khan, the former prime minister, exploits widespread discontent for his own e...
8 Jun 202220min
After the party, the hangover: Boris survives, barely
Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, narrowly survived a no-confidence vote last night. As he limps on, the informal contest to succeed him will intensify, as will questions about the Conservative...
7 Jun 202225min
