The age of conspiracy

Donald Trump describes the enemy as “global financial powers”. For Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, they’re “international speculators” with hidden faces. For Matthew Goodwin, national populism’s chief British

Dr Liz O’Riordan, a retired breast cancer surgeon, has been diagnosed with the disease three times. This breast cancer awareness month, she rails against the deadly rise of quick cures and false promises being peddled online

Understanding the rise of the far right

From local estates to the school gates, scaremongering about asylum seekers has caused a dangerous rise in far-right sentiment

Three accounts of modern liberalism

When Donald Trump took the oath of office for the second time in January 2025, he was surrounded not just by politicians and dignitaries, but by the CEOs of six of the world’s most visible technology