Gustav Jönsson

Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
25
Sep

Note: It depends on what dictator

It depends on what dictator. When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gave her speech to the Democratic National Convention
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23
Sep

Note: Sweden’s old-new right

Sweden’s old-new right. Last week, the government in Stockholm presented its budget proposal for the coming year, which includes
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19
Sep

Note: Who votes in America?

Who votes in America? It’s election season in the United States, and American journalists are once again putting a
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19
Sep
Showing up

Showing up

Who votes in America? Jan Leighley on what’s constant, what’s changing, what’s known, and what’s unknown about the U.S. electorate.
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16
Sep

Note: The resurgence of child poverty in America

The resurgence of child poverty in America. Last week, the United States Census Bureau published its latest accounting of the
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09
Sep

Note: ‘The Contest Over National Security’

5 W Main: The Contest Over National Security. In April 2023, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave a
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02
Sep

Note: ‘Putin’s War on Ukraine’

5 W Main: Putin’s War on Ukraine. On August 6, when Ukraine launched its incursion into the Kursk region,
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29
Aug

Note: The rise and fall of violent crime in America

The rise and fall of violent crime in America. What goes up doesn’t always come down. In the 1960s,
29
Aug
Shadows and fog

Shadows and fog

Why is violent crime down in the U.S.? Tracey Meares on what’s happening, what Americans think is happening, and how much anyone actually knows about it at all.
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26
Aug

Note: The paranoid style in American politics (2024)

The paranoid style in American politics (2024). Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the U.S. presidential race last
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