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The Gangster’s Brief: The Barr Doctrine, Noriega and Maduro
US President Donald Trump might leave an impression of violent novelty, at least for the leader of a nominal liberal democracy, soiling international relations...
The Global Billionaire Steal: Wealth, Authoritarianism and Media
It’s official. This tormented, heated, traumatised planet is now home to over 3,000 billionaires. (That number was reached last year.) In October 2025, Elon...
Artificial Intelligence, Crime and Prisons: Mahmood Revisits the Panopticon
When does the rot start in a politician? For some, it commences the moment election to office is confirmed. Others need to become cabinet...
Payola Laws: The Gilding of Golden Tonsils
Last month’s eulogising of the late Australian “shock jock” John Laws has been revealing on the state of health of what is laughably left...
Carney at Davos: Removing that Sign in the Window
“It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry – that the rules-based order is fading,...
