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The US-China Trade War Is Far From Over

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in South Korea yesterday to strike a deal to end the trade war between their two nations. Instead, China showed that it had learned from its rival how to use its economic heft as a weapon.

1960: The Year the Modern Horror Film Was Born

A combination of the breakdown of the Hollywood studio system, the decline of censorship, and the rise of wildly — and luridly — creative filmmakers across the world looking to cash in on sex and violence made 1960 the year of the modern horror film.

Liberal Capitalism’s Long Authoritarian Streak

There is no simple opposition to be drawn between the liberal market order of the early 1800s and the supposedly more violent neoliberal state of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Coercive projects and authoritarian visions run throughout both.

The Crisis of the Portuguese Left

The Portuguese Socialist Party once seemed to be a model for Europe’s center left, gaining support while its sister parties were in decline. But this year’s election was a crushing defeat that saw the Socialists fall behind the far-right group Chega.