Leaders
Know a fly, know thyself?
A map of a fruit fly’s brain could help us understand our own
A miracle of complexity, powered by rotting fruit
Shake up, not break up
Dismantling Google is a terrible idea
Despite its appeal as a political rallying cry
Ishiba Shigeru, gadfly-turned-leader
Socially liberal and strong on defence, Japan’s new premier shows promise
But he must ditch his more eccentric ideas if he is to control his party
Too soon to party
Don’t celebrate China’s stimulus just yet
It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy
Iran, Israel and the Palestinians
The year that shattered the Middle East
Kill or be killed is the region’s new logic. Deterrence and diplomacy would be better
The future of television
YouTube’s do-it-yourself brigade is taking on Netflix and Disney
Legions of self-taught film-makers are coming for the television industry
Leash the dogs of war
An Israel-Hizbullah war would be a disaster for both
Both must find a way to step back
Zelensky in Washington
The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change course
Time for credible war aims—and NATO membership
The case for taxing consumption
If you must raise taxes, raise VAT
Taxing consumption is economically efficient and politically possible
Starmer’s woes
The sinking feeling caused by Labour’s clumsy start
Britain’s new government is paying for the sins of the election campaign
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
How worried should Sri Lanka be about its ex-Marxist president?
He is not as bad as he sounds. But the risk of disappointment is high
The left’s doctrine of original sin
After peak woke, what next?
The influence of a set of illiberal ideas is waning. That creates an opportunity