Snuff politics

The godmother of ‘alternative facts’ assured me the president loved Zelensky – just as he was stabbing him in the back with Putin

The shrieks of fury from Johnson, Badenoch, Farage and co speak volumes as the prime minister confronts the disaster they wrought

The president is using barbaric spectacle as a political weapon – and the damage will go on long after he has gone

Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole understood our addiction to lurid stories – and the damage it causes

The philosopher held vile elitist views – but his sister distorted his legacy towards fascism

The godmother of ‘alternative facts’ assured me the president loved Zelensky – just as he was stabbing him in the back with Putin

De Gaulle managed it – twice. But there was one thing the general understood that the current French president does not

The two insurgent parties peaked last December and since then it’s been all downhill. It looks like we are returning to the old days of Conservatives v Labour

When Maricarmen Abascal was removed from her home, Madrid erupted in protests. Now, her death could determine the political direction of the country

There’s a huge global industry that’s grown up around the idea that anyone can make money out of ‘content’. But it’s a total fiction

The Bosphorus has been a contested waterway for centuries, and the lessons of its history have never been more relevant

The authorities came out quickly to say it wasn’t Russia. But if not them, then who? And was he giving them anything of any use?

America’s capital city was originally a square shape, and a new law aims to restore its original boundaries. But is it in fact a case of gerrymandering?

The shrieks of fury from Johnson, Badenoch, Farage and co speak volumes as the prime minister confronts the disaster they wrought

The leader is unlikely to break through while she remains openly eager to help the wealthy and contemptuous of middle-of-the-road Conservatives

The president is using barbaric spectacle as a political weapon – and the damage will go on long after he has gone

From the far north of the Lone Star State down to the Mexican border, people feel their way of life is under threat. And they know who’s responsible

The president’s allies claim his frequent public dozes will help him be more productive

Despite Andy Burnham’s views on Brexit, there are some arguments for not going back into the EU. Here are a few to get you started

Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine

A photographer’s tour of the monumental and stunning people’s palaces with informers behind reception and hidden KGB listening posts on the 23rd floor

Patriot is a tapestry of bilious grievance from a politician whose star is very much declining

Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole understood our addiction to lurid stories – and the damage it causes

AA Milne’s books are cosy and cutesy – to some, nauseatingly so. But are they all bad?

Emily St John Mandel’s new novel Exit Party is set in a future of mistrust, surveillance and civil war. So why is she still optimistic?

A film-maker’s obsession with Afghanistan’s forgotten cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand becomes a deeply personal journey into his family’s past

The women who made the masterpiece filled it with sex, violence and propaganda

Doireann Ní Ghríofa resurrects the forgotten women of a Cork asylum in a mesmerising work of literary séance

No 10: Full Confidence offers a surprisingly good lesson in the misery of governing Britain

Yes, there was a case in Siberia, which is bound to cause alarm. But the real reason is why a Russian lab is studying the plague in the first place

Aaron Sorkin’s film is gripping and scary, yet the Facebook founder and his toxic legacy remain untouchable

The comedian who helped to reinvent stand-up and championed other outsiders

Not content with its own TV channel, Nigel Farage’s party is planning to print 15 million copies of its own paper. But what should you do with it?

Influencers spread false claims that the Democratic Senate nominee for Texas in November’s midterms was being treated at a mental health institution

The Tory paper wrote about his ‘incomparably colourful personal life’ – and barely mentioned his disgrace

After vowing to ‘grow and expand the business’, Axel Springer is planning between 50 and 100 editorial redundancies

The 24-year-old has been appointed assistant White House press secretary after posing the president a string of softball questions

The Reformer’s absurd logic could disallow Cumbrians and the Cornish – and let in the Bretons

The best defence against the people trying to manipulate the past for their own ends is to read history. Lots of it. Trust me, you will not regret it