The Iranians are so good at buying time that now we’re paying them for it.

The president may "love" inflation. Americans do not. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Mistreating detainees is un-American

End cruelty in detention facilities. Now. @PostOpinions washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

“I have a strong sense that people on the East Coast don’t really understand how much of a breaking point we’ve reached in California,” @SteveHiltonx tells me when we meet in a coffee shop a few miles northwest of L.A. Interview for @PostOpinions 👇 washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

The former Fox News host sees a path to becoming the first Republican elected governor in 20 years, @KateAndrs writes. wapo.st/4uMFNQA

The suppression of free expression, no matter how odious the speech, is more dangerous and less conductive to the public good than whatever the online troll said in the first place. @PostOpinions washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

The fact that California elections often can't be resolved for weeks is kind of insane and not common in other electoral systems around the world.

"Common Spence" strikes a cord in L.A. An update on the final days of a surprising - and competitive - primary race for mayor of Los Angeles. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

In January, Spencer Pratt was a former reality-television star making a seemingly quixotic bid to become L.A.'s next mayor. Now, he is gaining ground by tapping into voter frustration. @KateAndrs reports from a campaign event in Los Angeles: wapo.st/4uDJ04F

“The key is stopping the corruption and the fraud,” and then “we’re going to have a lot more money to actually treat people,” @spencerpratt tells me. "And it’s going to be cheaper.” Reporting from L.A. for @PostOpinions Read here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Very much looking forward to moderating the #RNEF @ReaganInstitute panel today on education and immigration, with @GinaRaimondo, @DanielLubetzky, @DanielDiermeier and Brian Hooks @StandTogether. Starts at 10.40am PT. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=RRGUguS-… @ReaganInstitute

"The revolving door at Downing Street has fueled questions about whether Britain has become ungovernable," @KateAndrs writes. "A better question may be when a leader last seriously tried to govern." wapo.st/4dp2uUG

After the pandemic, incumbent governments across the West faced a reckoning over rising inflation and deteriorating public services. Britain risks becoming the case study in what happens when that message goes unanswered. My latest for @PostOpinions. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

“I recently told you that D.C. transit only has one problem: It costs too much. … That made D.C. Twitter lose its mind.” @DominicJPino responds to his critics. 🔗 Read the original argument: wapo.st/42nR9Ok

Loved having Kate back at the Spec 👇

After Thomas Massie’s primary defeat, what does the future hold for the GOP and the MAGA movement? @KateAndrs, @jameshohmann and @RobertGebelhoff discuss on @themimsshow: wapo.st/49cISRd

When part of your complaint about phones & birth rates is that we've got fewer teen pregnancies & women have higher expectations for mates... the whole anti-smartphone argument starts to seem like a socially acceptable way of saying women's progress need to be rolled back.

On today's Reality Check podcast: Is the US economy immune to harm? It has been tested this year under Trump’s trade tariffs, and inflation fears. Kate Andrews, former economics editor of The Spectator now opinion journalist at the Washington Post and host of the Make it Make Sense podcast returns to Spectator TV with Michael Simmons to discuss the US economy, whether Mamdani is as bad as Zack Polanski, Andrew Bailey vs Kevin Warsh the UK’s growth figures. @KateAndrs | @Simmons__ Listen | spectator.com/podcast/trumps…

BREAKING: Top investors warn Britain faces a Liz Truss-style bond market revolt if Labour ousts Keir Starmer Michael Pfister, FX strategist at Commerzbank: “The goal of a balanced budget is likely to falter should a less fiscally conservative candidate take over. And in recent years, we have repeatedly seen situations where the British government bond markets came under pressure and the pound followed suit. This time, the situation is unlikely to be any different.” Cathal Kennedy, senior UK economist at RBC Capital Markets: “I think this morning there is a 2022 feel toward this, with the Prime Minister carrying on as normal while all indications show he has lost his authority in the party.” Craig Inches, head of rates and cash at Royal London Asset Management Ltd: “The market is now pricing almost four rate hikes for the UK which it can’t withstand. Whoever replaces Starmer will not be able to borrow more money via gilts regardless of what they say.” Mohit Kumar, chief economist and strategist for Europe at Jefferies: “Any replacement would likely be left-leaning and be negative for the long end of the curve and the currency. We maintain our steepeners and short position in sterling.” Jordan Rochester and Evelyne Gomez at Mizuho: “We’ve been looking for 10 year UK gilts to sell off towards 5.15% by year end for quite some time, but this political drama accelerates the timeline, and we could see a move toward 5.20% until the political situation is settled and/or 5.35% in extreme stress.” Laura Cooper, global investment strategist and head of macro credit at Nuveen: “Gilts are increasingly behaving like a real-time referendum on fiscal and political credibility, aggravated by the recent move higher in oil prices.” Roger Lee, head of equity strategy at Cavendish: “Even if Starmer resigns the political uncertainty is unlikely to end as internal rivalry within the Labour Party ramps up. To stabilize the gilt market the government may have to commit to the fiscal rules and the only candidate seemingly prepared to do that is Wes Streeting.” James Athey, fund manager at Marlborough Investment Management Ltd: “The last thing that Gilts needed was weakness in the US treasury market. Now we’ve got potential for the ceasefire to collapse, the US doing some fiscal expansion all on top of the utter domestic shambles that is UK politics.”