/557/ Letters to the Editors: Aug 2026

We deal with your questions, comments and criticisms from the past month.

Key issues:

How big a deal, historically, is the US's failure in Iran?

Is populism rooted in resentment and/or cynicism?

Why is fascism not the right label for Trump?

How to debate immigration?

Are NGOs and international organisations actually relevant?

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Links:

/152/ I Can't Believe It's Not Weimar ft. David Broder

Debating the F-Word, Bunk History

The National Interest in Women’s Freedom, The Northern Star