Associate Ed at the FT, US-based writer/columnist. Author of Zbig, America's Cold War Prophet. On the Economist, Foreign Affairs, FT & Wapo's best books of 2025
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As an American traveling through rural England, I expected some of the same uneasiness I had learned to carry through certain rural parts of the United States. Instead, one of the biggest culture shocks from our months traveling through Britain was how quickly that feeling
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A few critics said I overlooked Trump's upcoming Xi summit in my column this week on Trump's boredom with substance and obsession with monuments to himself. Guess which part of Trump's Xi interactions was his favourite? Showing Xi his new ballroom.
"The term “lame duck” would be haunting any other president’s sleep. But the concept is alien to Trump. He spends more of his time telling people about his architectural plans than he devotes to Iran, AI or the economy. Insoluble problems hold no interest." My column. ft.com/content/571df338-895b…
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Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”
A lesbian bar in Greenfield eased its stringent mask mandate, a decision that has splintered the queer community in the city and beyond. trib.al/FyZjBWs
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Edward Luce retweeted
"The term “lame duck” would be haunting any other president’s sleep. But the concept is alien to Trump. He spends more of his time telling people about his architectural plans than he devotes to Iran, AI or the economy. Insoluble problems hold no interest." My column. ft.com/content/571df338-895b…
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"Were America consciously trying to put China off from talking about AI it could not have arranged it better." My Swamp Notes with @AsiaLens on next week's stillborn Xi-Trump summit. as.ft.com/r/e102b3ac-3a50-47…
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"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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"Bessent is badly harming himself in his quest not to disappoint the president. As one Washington veteran quipped: “Bessent makes Steve Mnuchin look like Alexander Hamilton.”" My column. ft.com/content/608a9f4e-0beb…
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Edward Luce retweeted
America’s AI models are like a huge head sitting on a body that just can’t keep up. The arms, legs, hands and feet are all lagging behind, turning it into this misshapen giant. They stacked chips to build that huge AI brain, but they’re hitting a wall — power infrastructure is moving too slowly, and their own people are pushing back hard. That’s a tough hurdle they can’t easily jump. A clever brain doesn’t mean much if the limbs and the energy can’t keep up. It’s basically useless.
China’s AI path is tightly woven into massive real-world practice. Our AI is growing right inside the body of actual society. Head, arms, legs, hands and feet are all advancing together, forming a healthy, powerful ecosystem.
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Respect for Ireland's 2mm narrow-mouthed whorl snail. It has more clout than Congress. ft.com/content/fe5cd1b4-5131…
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The next 9/11, or far worse, is there in plain sight. Yet apparently it is communism not AI that threatens America. Me on Dallas, Trump and our unlearning species. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/37c608e1-a038-4d…
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should have added with excellent reply from @gideonrachman
The next 9/11, or far worse, is there in plain sight. Yet apparently it is communism not AI that threatens America. Me on Dallas, Trump and our unlearning species. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/37c608e1-a038-4d…
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The next 9/11, or far worse, is there in plain sight. Yet apparently it is communism not AI that threatens America. Me on Dallas, Trump and our unlearning species. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/37c608e1-a038-4d…
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So is Ehud Olmert also anti-semitic, @GovMikeHuckabee? He agrees with Miliband.
In the occupied West Bank, we see “almost daily atrocities carried out against innocent people,” says former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
“Burning and shooting people in their homes, in their fields, everywhere they can find them. This is something that can’t be ignored and can’t be forgiven.
“And therefore, I’m not surprised at the statement made by Secretary Miliband and the actions that were taken” by the United Kingdom.
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