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China / Covid19

Science is shamed by Covid blindness

Published by The i paper (27th January, 2025) “Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth,” said the philosopher Confucius, whose teachings shaped […]

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United States

One critic Elon Musk cannot quieten: his own daughter

Published by The i paper (27th January, 2025) Perhaps only Elon Musk could manage to deliver a moment of such mind-blowing controversy that he almost overshadowed Donald Trump […]

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Covid19 / United States

Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America

Published by UnHerd (22nd January, 2025) In his inauguration speech four years ago, Joe Biden declared his determination to ‘”restore the soul of America”, later insisting that his “galvanising mission” […]

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United States

We need to listen to angry young men

Published by The i paper (20th January, 2025) It might seem strange that Village People are set to perform at inauguration events for Donald Trump’s restoration to the White […]

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Denmark / Europe / United States

Lord of misrule makes mischief

Published by The i paper (13th January, 2025) Joe Biden may still be in the White House, but even before he takes office Donald Trump is setting the global […]

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China

Why isn’t China a pariah state?

Published by The i paper (6th January, 2025) A few days before Christmas, a Chinese ship started its engines in the freezing waters between Denmark and Sweden and […]

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United States / World

Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

Published by The Daily Mail (31st December, 2024) When Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, he was one of the most reviled United States presidents in […]

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United States / World

The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy

Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2024) When Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, he insisted he was driven to run for the […]

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Argentina’s much-mocked Milei might just get the last laugh
Argentina / Feature

Argentina’s much-mocked Milei might just get the last laugh

Published by The Washington Post (12th December, 2024)

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Syria / World

Assad’s downfall is cause for celebration

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2024) Thirteen years ago, seven boys sat around in school swigging soft drinks after a game of football while television reports […]

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Argentina / World

Javier Milei: Argentina’s Darwinian disruptor

Published by UnHerd (7th December, 2024) It is easy to mock Argentina’s president Javier Milei with his crazy hair, cloned dogs and claims of expertise at tantric sex. […]

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United States

‘It all hinges on Pennsylvania’ – even nuns are seen as fair game in the key swing state

Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2024) Sister Stephanie Schmidt was shocked when told that her community of nuns was being accused publicly of electoral fraud. “How […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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