Brexit for the US:Trump’s tariffs are the sign of a nation in decline

Trump is famously unpredictable,but his unifying theme is utterly consistent:the retrieval of national power. It is to make America great again.

  • Waleed Aly

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The Israeli Defence Forces resumed airstrikes in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire reached its end.

Gazans are trapped in a forever war designed around Netanyahu’s impossible aims

Nobody should be shocked by the ceasefire breakdown between Israel and Hamas. Those with power see no incentive to end this war.

  • Waleed Aly

Two words from a teenager finally exposed the daily reality for Australian Muslims

Muslim Australia has a deeply entrenched conviction that the country simply doesn’t care about anything that happens to them.

  • Waleed Aly

We’re right to be outraged about the Sydney nurses – but let’s be careful about why

Outrage,when misdirected,veers off into brutality. Outrage properly directed,reinforces to us the things that are most precious.

  • Waleed Aly
James Tarkowski scroes the equaliser for Everton in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Taunts,a brawl,men in tears:A wild Merseyside Derby through Australian eyes

This was the last Everton-Liverpool clash at Goodison Park,which stands to be demolished. Something serious is being lost.

  • Waleed Aly

Even better than real estate is Trump’s ability to spin a tall tale

For the developer in the White House,every problem looks like it can be solved with hotels and casinos,but can we really take Trump’s words seriously?

  • Waleed Aly
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Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid will be in action on Thursday morning along with the other 35 teams in the Champions League.

This Thursday,we’ll see sporting pandemonium. The AFL and NRL should follow suit

At 7am on Thursday,36 teams will play at the same time across Europe. It promises to be the most glorious chaos – and Australian football organisers should take note.

  • Waleed Aly
One of the burnt out cars sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in Sydney.

When violence becomes a commodity,there’s no telling where it will end

With so little known about the spate of antisemitic attacks being carried out in Australia,terrorism and espionage are beginning to look increasingly the same.

  • Waleed Aly

It’s Midnight hour for ‘woke’ politics

The success of Trump has repudiated a politics that demands obedience over exchange,presumes bad faith in its opponents,and has no patience for persuasion.

  • Waleed Aly

The ICC’s warrant for Netanyahu is about one thing only

What Joe Biden and others are seemingly outraged by is the whole point of international law,and indeed of law itself.

  • Waleed Aly