Three columnists to read this month

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Take a look at some of this month’s picks below.   [Mary Dejevsky](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPWR0NGp0bXljc3l1NCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Mary Dejevsky Foreign affairs columnist [Mary Dejevsky](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPWgxbGh3OGZxMGRjbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Mary Dejevsky Foreign affairs columnist [Sending climate protesters to prison shows the law is an ass](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWJpZGVuLW5ldGFueWFodS1iMjU0MjM4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1jMmpnZ3M4Mnl2NHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Columbia’s protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory days’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3N0dWRlbnQtcHJvdGVzdC1pc3JhZWwtcGFsZXN0aW5lLWNvbHVtYmlhLXVuaXZlcnNpdHktdWNsYS1iMjUzODQ1NS5odG1sP2xpZD13cXNvaDJwZnBtMTYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Why Sunak is now banking on a special relationship with Germany](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLW9sYWYtc2Nob2x6LWdlcm1hbnktcG9sYW5kLWRvbmFsZC10dXNrLWIyNTM0ODY3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWtzMmtiZjAweW1mNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [For Biden and Netanyahu, Gaza is a balancing act for their political survival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWJpZGVuLW5ldGFueWFodS1iMjU0MjM4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1oajE2ZHF6bG45enkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Columbia’s protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory days’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3N0dWRlbnQtcHJvdGVzdC1pc3JhZWwtcGFsZXN0aW5lLWNvbHVtYmlhLXVuaXZlcnNpdHktdWNsYS1iMjUzODQ1NS5odG1sP2xpZD1vNWoydG8xd2pjaWkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Why Sunak is now banking on a special relationship with Germany](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLW9sYWYtc2Nob2x6LWdlcm1hbnktcG9sYW5kLWRvbmFsZC10dXNrLWIyNTM0ODY3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXh4NmdyMjlvaHNiaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [For Biden and Netanyahu, Gaza is a balancing act for their political survival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWJpZGVuLW5ldGFueWFodS1iMjU0MjM4MS5odG1sP2xpZD00bnh4b2hrYmM0eTkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [For Biden and Netanyahu, Gaza is a balancing act for their political survival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWJpZGVuLW5ldGFueWFodS1iMjU0MjM4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1zazQzbnJpZ2Q2NWMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWcgZW5nYWdlbWVudCAtIFByZW1pdW0gd3JpdGVycyAxOC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkaWY0hmMqoGZ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [Columbia’s protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory 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DEJEVSKY](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPTJtYjQ5Znp6M3MwMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [VIEW MORE BY MARY DEJEVSKY](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPTd6b2JpcjRwcnl4dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)     [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9MTM2Y3U2NXlrZXM4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVnIGVuZ2FnZW1lbnQgLSBQcmVtaXVtIHdyaXRlcnMgMTgtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGlmNIZjKqBmdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Andrew Grice Political columnist [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9NG9uNGcxN3hpZmV5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVnIGVuZ2FnZW1lbnQgLSBQcmVtaXVtIHdyaXRlcnMgMTgtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGlmNIZjKqBmdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Andrew Grice Political columnist [In welcoming Natalie Elphicke, has Starmer ditched morality in favour of winning a 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Will it be enough to save the Tories?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Rvcmllcy1pbnRlcmVzdC1yYXRlLWVjb25vbXktYmFuay1lbmdsYW5kLWIyNTQxNDk4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWFsdThlejEzc3UyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Sunak is spinning hopes of a hung parliament – but it won’t work this time](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLWh1bmctcGFybGlhbWVudC1lbGVjdGlvbi1jb2FsaXRpb24tYjI1NDAyOTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y2JqeDI1bHU2eGxtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVnIGVuZ2FnZW1lbnQgLSBQcmVtaXVtIHdyaXRlcnMgMTgtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGlmNIZjKqBmdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [In welcoming Natalie Elphicke, has Starmer ditched morality in favour of winning a majority?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoKuiWP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1uYXRhbGllLWVscGhpY2tlLWRvdmVyLW1wLWJhY2tsYXNoLWIyNTQyOTY1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW44dm15NW1pbThvdyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlZyBlbmdhZ2VtZW50IC0gUHJlbWl1bSB3cml0ZXJzIDE4LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRpZjSGYyqgZnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The economy is getting better. 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