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Donald Trump’s campaign was about sociology not ideology
How the network upended American politics and news
From abortion to gay rights, he is unorthodox on Republican ‘values’, writes Christopher Caldwell
A new book reveals how the very wealthy are shaping US society more than is commonly realised
The conditions of managing this crisis are coming to resemble those at Chernobyl
It would be wrong for charges against the Texas governor to be allowed through the courts
Former Obama adviser is just the person to explain the taxi-calling app’s ‘free-market’ approach
Uncivil rantings are not as uninformed as one might assume
The Ecclestone case illustrates that power is migrating away from votes and towards money
A website’s faults do not absolve it from dealing fairly with users
The dividing line between beach and mountain people seems to involve their need for company
People do not want sweeping immigration reform. They want less immigration
Elected rulers use heavy-handed authority to prevent being toppled by swings in opinion
The president will be blamed for problem arising from leniency at the border
Assertions the patient ‘wouldn’t have wanted to suffer’ offer doctors too much leeway
People seem to resign themselves to innovations they considered dubious at the outset
The defenestration of Cantor sends a message to the cosy world of party bigwigs and donors
All the world’s languages are anglicising and pidginising, but particularly French
Obama is seeking to scale back US global responsibilities without signalling a retreat
The taming of the Tea Party leaves the GOP short on the ideological message the voters like
Search engines do not just modify, they eliminate a certain kind of privacy
In the age of the Iraq war and Obamacare, the government is hardly a trustworthy body
It will be hard to discipline Sterling without ramifications for other basketball personalities
The instrument of social change is doomed if referendums on racial preferences stand
Adventurism can be excellent in a start-up but is a menace in a democratic republic