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Populists blame an ever-expanding list of enemies for social ills - many of which are in fact caused by changes in our habits and social norms, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett ...

Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined?

Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance - now they see them as legitimate targets, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni ...

It doesn't fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan ...

To even be talking about this drastic deportation policy is a sign the far right is winning, says author David Broder ...

The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle ...

The State of the Union address has been in decline for decade as a TV spectacle, and Trump probably hastened that trend ...

Undoing bad policy does not require rewarding those who have benefited from it ...

This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer's party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot ...

The Reform vote is being eaten into by the Musk-backed Restore Britain, led by Rupert Lowe. I fear that Labour may read the wrong message from all this, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams ...