By Bagehot BEFORE Barack Obama’s rise to prominence, with his address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, your blogger must admit he was not completely sure what a… Read more »
May 27th 20srcsrc By Bagehot THE NATIVIST tendency in British politics—already cross about membership of the International Monetary Fund (because IMF membership has left Britain guaranteeing a share of the… Read more »
May 26th 20srcsrc By Bagehot IN MY print column this week I have tried to come up with a practical answer to the question: is there any way to rein… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal reports that US authorities have begun investigating whether routers by manufacturer TP-Link pose a threat to national security and whether a ban should be imposed on them. The US Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Justice have all launched their own investigations into TP-Link…
“Babygirl” star Nicole Kidman‘s latest role is causing quite the stir among viewers—but it turns out the actress is also courting controversy away from the screens by committing a very controversial holiday decor faux pas: putting up her Christmas lights before Thanksgiving. During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to promote her
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers preferred to tread cautiously in pushing up borrowing costs amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s… Read more »
Jun 9th 20srcsrc By Bagehot IN A country as secular as modern Britain, it is not every day that the Archbishop of Canterbury (the avuncular-looking bearded chap last seen officiating… Read more »
Jun 7th 20srcsrc By Bagehot THERE are lots of reasons to worry about the coalition’s relaunch of its big plan to reform the National Health Service, backed today by a… Read more »
Jun 3rd 20srcsrc By Bagehot ARE coalition governments good for reform? According to an argument advanced by centrist Conservatives since the 20src0 general election, David Cameron was lucky to find… Read more »
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Very compact and inobtrusive Support for hundreds of device brands Works with or without a hub Cons Configuration can be daunting Occasional hub disconnects Stickers cost extra Our Verdict The tiny Flic Button lets you control a near-endless number of smart devices—with or without one of Flic’s hubs…