In 2003, Blair said there was no option but to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. Many in Europe agreed-in 2000, 82% of Britons and 62% of the French were "favorable" towards the US. The Western global agreement was strong, politically and economically. America had secured western Europe after the Second World War and there was much to be grateful for.
Last week, I stood in line at my local bank branch, notebook in hand to jot down some thoughts while waiting. The woman ahead of me had brought what looked like six months' worth of statements, each one carefully marked with sticky notes. As the teller patiently worked through each query, I watched the line behind us grow longer and longer. The young teller maintained her professional smile, but I caught that subtle eye twitch that said everything.
My father kept manuals for products we hadn't owned in years, filed alphabetically in a cabinet. When I asked why, he looked at me like I'd suggested burning money. "What if we need to look something up?" The concept of finding any manual online in seconds just doesn't compute for a generation that had to rely on these paper lifelines.
This Tuesday, award-winning journalist and author George Packer reads from, and speaks about, his new novel, The Emergency. Known for his work as a staff-writer for The Atlantic as well as his nonfiction books, Packer's latest is a fiction piece about the human connection between generational and socio-economic boundaries. He uses the story to clearly lay out many of the traumas and difficulties humanity is facing in today's modern world in a way that's easily digestible.
"It was the most painful thing I've been through since my own parents aging," she said of her up-close experiences with the former president. "Nobody wants to face incapacity." It forced Kuster to look hard at her party. Months before the fateful presidential debate that exposed Biden's frailty, Kuster, at a mere 68 years old, announced her retirement, having served in Congress for 12 years after turning a red seat reliably blue.
Americans' trust in the media has plunged to its lowest ever level, according to the latest Gallup poll, with just 28% of U.S. adults expressing a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio to report news fully, accurately, and fairly. This figure marks a steep decline from last year's already historic low of 31%, and continues a nearly five-decade slide from the high of 68% recorded in 1972. Just five years ago, it was at 40%.
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month on a college campus in Utah was the latest and perhaps most graphic example of a disturbing trend of recent political violence in the United States. The murder of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. An arson fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's house in April. The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December.
Fewer than half of Britons now carry a wallet as the decline of cash accelerates and smartphones and watches take over as the default way to pay, according to new research. The study, published by cash machine network Link, found that while more than 80 per cent of people still own a wallet or purse, the rapid growth of digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay means leaving the house without cash is becoming commonplace.
Just called [David Hogg]. He reminded me of the story of, after the battle of Shiloh, Henry Halleck urged President Lincoln to fire Ulysses Grant. Lincoln said: I can't fire him. This man fights.' David Hogg fights. The DNC needs him.
