The Late Edition
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Thursday 16 February
We ask whether ‘The New York Times’ was right to call on Congress to investigate Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia. Plus: a political cost-benefit analysis of information leaks, what happens when the media targets judges and why a UK institution is banning boozy lunches.
Wednesday 15 February
We discuss North Korea’s history of foreign assassinations and ask how the UK’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, was received in the Gambia. Plus: could the Nokia 3310 be about to make a comeback?
Tuesday 14 February
Just seven hours after declaring that the White House had full confidence in its national security adviser, Michael Flynn resigned. We assess the fallout. Plus: Turkey’s president on tour, the Brexit effect hits Champagne and nudity makes a comeback on the pages of Playboy.
Monday 13 February
We ask just how much trouble Donald Trump’s national security adviser is in. Plus: how to cope in the chaotic White House, the fading role of TV debates, a look at Germany’s new president and why Trump can’t stop watching Saturday Night Live.
Friday 10 February
Donald Trump’s third week in the White House was much like his first two: controversial, divisive and confrontational. We ask what might come next. Plus: France plans a security fence around the Eiffel Tower, we ask why Dutch prisons are so empty and Prince enters the age of music streaming.
Thursday 9 February
How deep does the anti-establishment mood run in France? Monocle 24’s Tom Edwards is joined by Quentin Peel and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera to ask whether Marine Le Pen has a serious shot at the presidency. Meanwhile in Washington, was the appointment of Jeff Sessions as attorney-general politically unwise? Plus: Vladimir Putin’s…
Wednesday 8 February
After Elizabeth Warren’s silencing in the US senate, Monocle’s editor Andrew Tuck asks Raffaello Pantucci and James Boys whether it ever pays to quash a political critic. Meanwhile in London the UK house speaker is accused of breaking impartiality after he criticised Donald Trump. Plus: businesses warn against a Chinese…
Tuesday 7 February
The US president says that journalists “have their reasons” to play down threats posed by terrorism. Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by journalist Michael Goldfarb and journalism professor George Brock to unpick Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with the media. They also ask whether there’s anything that might eventually lead to…
Monday 6 February
Are you tiring of Trump? Monocle’s Andrew Mueller asks Martin Plaut and Sebastian Borger whether we ought to be restricting our media diet. Plus: how Europe might react to a change in German leadership – and could television depictions of Islamic terrorism should be smarter?
Friday 3 February
Join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller, Tom Edwards and Steve Bloomfield as they discuss the week’s most interesting news stories.
