The life of a murdered journalist was celebrated by leading politicians not just from across Northern Ireland’s divided political spectrum, but from across the Irish Sea.
Author: PATRICK KINGSLEY
Anti-Semitism Is Back, From the Left, Right and Islamist Extremes. Why?
Anti-Semitism is now being harnessed for political ends by ideologies that otherwise would have little overlap. That fusion is new, and dangerous, experts say.
Madrid Dispatch: A Bar for Spain’s Radical Right, Run by a Chinese Immigrant
Franco died in 1975, but the dictator’s spirit lives on for a new generation at Bar Oliva in Madrid.
New Zealand Massacre Highlights Global Reach of White Extremism
The massacre in New Zealand highlights the contagious ways in which the extreme right has spread in the 21st century — even to a country not strongly associated with it.
The Saturday Profile: He Used to Call Viktor Orban an Ally. Now He Calls Him a Symbol of Fascism.
The Rev. Gabor Ivanyi presided over the Hungarian prime minister’s marriage. Their subsequent split shows how Mr. Orban has embraced right-wing authoritarianism.
Roots of Spain’s Crisis: One Word Fought Over at Birth of Constitution
A triumph at the time, Spain’s 1978 Constitution refers to constituent “nationalities,” a compromise that has left the country in a deadlock today.
The Saturday Profile: He Took Down the Elite at Davos. Then He Came for Fox News.
To the extent that economic historians can rampage, Rutger Bregman is on one — speaking truth to power in Switzerland and enraging Tucker Carlson.
Orban Encourages Mothers in Hungary to Have 4 or More Babies
Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary’s leader promised a tax exemption to mothers with four or more children. Experts say the plan won’t work.
96 Days Later, Nonstop Church Service to Protect Refugees Finally Ends
The vigil, which involved nearly 1,000 ministers, came to an end after politicians pledged that a family inside the church no longer faced immediate deportation.
Stranded Migrants Are Finally Brought to Shore After 19 Days
A group of 49 refugees that was refused entry to any European port in late December has now been granted permission to land on Malta.