Columns
Finance & economics
Don’t invest through the rearview mirror
Markets are supposed to look forward; plenty of investors look back instead
International
The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft
A world carved up between Presidents Trump, Xi and Putin would be unstable and unsafe
Culture
Why the left gains nothing from pop stars’ support
Artists are entitled to share their views. Doing so is not always noble or wise
United States
America needs an honest reckoning over its spy agencies
Donald Trump says they missed an existential threat from Iran. Why should anyone trust their findings now?
Britain
Britain is already a hot country. It should act like it
A land of long holidays, cool homes and tree-lined streets awaits
Finance & economics
India’s Licence Raj offers America important lessons
Even when a protectionist system is dismantled, its problems can endure
International
How South Africa could harness Donald Trump’s wrath
Talk of “white genocide” is baseless. But some American pressure could be helpful