Ashoka Mody – Britain has always felt awkward in the EU, so its exit is sure to be bitter and chaotic

US president says EU is ‘maybe, in certain ways’ tougher than China. Read here

Australian economics has lost one of its most internationally renowned scholars with the passing of Geoffrey Harcourt at the age of 90. He was also one of its most prolific Read here

While the media has concentrated on the salacious episodes of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes against women. Thomas Frank has taken a political prespective – and as always in the case with his analyses, thought provoking. Read here