By now, the most surprising thing about Donald Trump’s policies, according to Yuval Noah Harari, is that anyone is still surprised. In a sweeping critique published in the Financial Times, the acclaimed
Back in 2021, I wrote a blog post for American Purpose on “Silvio Berlusconi and the Decline of Western Civilization.” In it I argued that when historians 50 or 100 years from now investigate
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to direct talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, though no specifics have yet been finalized, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The two leaders have expressed
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In a moment of legal and political history, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced today in Manhattan for his conviction of falsifying business records in connection with a $130,000 hush money payment to
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This exciting week, the man who would be king of everything made his first pronouncements. Greenland should be purchased by the United States. Canada should sell itself to the US. The Gulf of Mexico should
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At a rambling press conference yesterday, between promoting projects by his Emirati and Saudi business partners from the Trump Organization and showcasing America’s budding kleptocracy, or pontificating about the evils of leaky faucets, electric
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As America approaches its monumental 250th birthday in 2026, former President Donald Trump is preparing to orchestrate “the most spectacular” celebration the country has ever seen. The festivities, which will span an
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Eurozone inflation saw a modest rise to 2.4% in December, marking the third consecutive month of inflation increases. This uptick in prices, which aligns with market expectations, follows a 2.2% rate in
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Sir Niall Ferguson, the Scottish historian and prominent academic, has made a surprising pivot in his view of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Once a staunch critic who branded Trump a “demagogue
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Have you ever wondered why the world’s most significant conflicts haven’t often been about land or wealth, but about water—specifically, the narrow, strategic passages that govern the flow of global commerce? What
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In a shocking twist to the Cybertruck bombing outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, police revealed that the suspect, Matthew Livelsberger, a former U.S. Army veteran, was already dead from a gunshot
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