Author: Hugo Gurdon
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Trump’s flood tide of diplomacy
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President Donald Trump moves like an ocean. It is often violently stormy on the surface, so tempestuous that it is dangerous to get anywhere near it. But that apparent and sometimes real danger does not determine whether the tide is coming in or going out — ebbing toward failure or flooding toward success. The Trump…
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The censors are in retreat
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 backflip ending Facebook censorship is welcome. “We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes,” he said, “simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms.” He finally agrees with those of us who’ve long argued that fact-checkers are sinners like everyone else and a crummy…

