Briefing | Comeback king
Donald Trump’s victory was resounding. His second term will be, too
Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
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This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Comeback king”
From the November 9th 2024 edition
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Why can’t stinking rich Ivies cope with losing a few hundred million?
Their huge endowments are not easy to cash in
Donald Trump is battling America’s elite universities—and winning
The Ivy League sees little point in fighting the federal government in court
An unrestrained Israel is reshaping the Middle East
Its quest for hegemony will strain domestic cohesion and foreign alliances
Dreams of improving the human race are no longer science fiction
But the “enhancement” industry is still hobbled by out-of-date regulation
If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America
But pulling some of those levers would be so damaging as to make them unusable