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What is it about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump? Theories that the Russian has some dirt on his American counterpart lack hard evidence. But (as American spies have repeatedly concluded) Mr Putin clearly prefers Mr Trump as president, and Mr Trump never aims his trademark insults at Mr Putin. Lexington has a simpler theory of what binds the two men.
In Britain, Bagehot looks at the silver-haired radicals hauled off for supporting Palestine Action: “The spirit of ’68 is held by those who are now 68.” Why are boomers of all political stripes crowding the barricades? Perhaps it’s because they have no jobs or reputations to lose—or just because protest is such rejuvenating fun. | 
