Simon Hill

International Politics & Public Money

Simon Hill follows international politics, budgets, and the public money underneath diplomatic smiles. He asks who benefits, who pays, and which cost vanished from the communique. He brings a calculator to a geopolitical knife fight.

Articles By Simon Hill

86 published articles

Democrawonk — Trump points at a Norwegian passport beside a glass trophy case whose pink trophy-shaped recess is empty.

Norway Has Failed Its Employee Review

International PoliticsOctober 26, 2026 at 1:59 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

The Norwegian population has been assigned collective responsibility for an empty trophy shelf.

Democrawonk — A generic suited official holds the still-connected plug of a radio microphone at a pink piggy-bank-shaped outlet, with a 4:36 clock and dark window behind the desk.

Accountability Keeps Odd Hours

PoliticsOctober 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

A public-media overhaul cleared its first vote at 4:36 a.m.

Democrawonk — A cobwebbed TEMPORARY sign hangs outside an office where an official waters a plant on stacked calendars while a ballot box waits behind a pink rope.

Venezuela’s Temporary Government Has Settled In

International PoliticsOctober 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Machado is back. An election date isn’t.

Democrawonk — A Republican politician carries an enormous price tag beside a money-powered advertising megaphone.

Texas Would Like Your Commercial Break

Washington’s CircusOctober 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

You may not get a Texas Senate vote. You can still get the advertisement.

Democrawonk — Editorial cartoon of Musk at a satellite-shaped help desk while officials with donkey and elephant pins wait with tickets beside a globe tangled in a telephone cord.

American Foreign Policy Is Very Important To Us. Please Stay On The Line.

International PoliticsOctober 25, 2026 at 7:09 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

A new Reuters report finds bipartisan agreement on one vital institution: the SpaceX help desk.