No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs
To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory.
The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’
The president has followed in the footsteps of Louis XIV of France and the czars of Russia, who operated national theaters as ...
The women who shaped Sigmund Freud and a hero who can’t feel pain – what to watch, read and do this week
This week we recommend a new exhibition in the home of Sigmund Freud, an action comedy about a man who feels no pain and the ...
Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...
US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes
Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find ...
Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after ...
Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go
Australia should be careful of going down the route of supplicant in the effort to remove the new Trump tariffs.
Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands
Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company ...
Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair
The consensus is that it was Ebrahim Rasool’s responsibility to hold his tongue, a kind of golden rule in diplomacy.
Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
Thousands were killed in 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Yet military generals were slow to agree to pause in civil war fighting, ...
Bonobos create phrases in similar ways to humans, new study suggests
Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by combining words into ...