# James Liddell

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Can Trump rig the midterms? – Deep Dive with The Atlantic’s David Graham

The stakes in the US midterm elections could not be higher – and Donald Trump has had six years to learn from his failure to overturn the 2020 presidential vote. Democrats are likely to take control of Congress but Trump has intensified his rhetoric, warning this week that the US will “burn” like F…

Bad Fellers? Killing the Sycamore Gap tree – Deep Dive with author Andrew Hankinson

The wanton destruction of the Sycamore Gap tree in 2023 provoked a wave of anger against two men accused and eventually convicted of the crime. There was a search for answers: was it a thrill-seeking stunt, a bid for notoriety or maybe just driven by a grudge against the National Trust? But as awar…

What happens if France goes fascist? – Deep Dive with Rafael Behr

After near-miss second places in the Presidential run-off elections of 2017 and 2022, could France’s extreme right National Rally be about to take power? And what happens if they do? Over five decades the party has detoxified its image if not its vociferous racist nationalism, moving from a fringe …

Meta’s “perv glasses” are worse than you thought – Deep Dive with James Ball

“Perv glasses”? “Nonce goggles”? The backlash against Meta’s smart glasses is so severe that early adopters are frightened to wear them outdoors. Even visually impaired people who could really use a digital assistant are worried they’ll look like voyeuristic creeps. But are camera-equipped glasses …

What the $6.3bn crypto heist tells us – Deep Dive with tech journo Molly White

It’s the biggest theft in human history. Shadowy North Korean hackers drained $6.3bn in digital assets from the world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, and it took only 20 minutes. How did they get in so easily? If crypto exchanges are so porous, why do Trump and Farage want to turn the US and UK…

Donald Trump: Tangled up in Blue – Weekly Wrap-Up with Rafael Behr and Zoë Grünewald

Looking back at the past seven days… Donald Trump is scrambling to shift the blame for the Republicans’ calamitous set of midterm results – and failing miserably. What happens now that Trump has lost his grip on Congress? And has the blue wave dealt a mortal blow to MAGA? Plus: King Charles and An…

The Roman Empire still rules the world – Deep Dive with Alex von Tunzelmann

If men really do think about the Roman Empire once a day, there’s a good reason. From Niccolò Machiavelli to Thomas Jefferson, generations of revolutionary thinkers have looked to ancient Rome for lessons in how to do politics – with mixed results. So how do the Roman Republic and Empire still prov…

Fighting Putin’s Ukraine lies – Deep Dive with Illia Ponomarenko

Vladimir Putin is trying to erase Ukraine’s past and impose a Kremlin-approved history. Can anything stop him? Veteran war correspondent Illia Ponomarenko explores the long struggle over Ukrainian identity, from the Slavic tribes and the Vikings to Soviet rule and Russia’s full-scale invasion. Illi…

Can Abdul El-Sayed take down MAGA? – Deep Dive with The New Yorker’s Jason Zengerle

Abdul El-Sayed romped to victory in Michigan and is set to become America’s first Muslim senator. He’s become a key target of Trump’s attacks, but thus far they haven’t worked. Is he the Democrat who can take down MAGA? Jason Zengerle, staff writer for The New Yorker, has recently interviewed the …

Walliams, Brand and the Death of Shame — Weekly Wrap-Up with Zoë Grünewald

Looking back at the past seven days… Will Russell Brand’s imprisonment and allegations against David Walliams spark Britain’s MeToo moment? What do these cases reveal about celebrity culture – and those who turn a blind eye to women and girls being exploited. Is the death of shame upon us? Plus: M…