Why Trump hasn’t stuck the knife into Starmer
As public messages of support go, it scored pretty low on the conviction-o-meter. “Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United…
Will Keir Starmer be a casualty of the Epstein fallout?
In America, important men don’t seem to suffer too much over their links to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Clinton,…
If only TACO were true
A useful rule, when trying to understand current affairs, is AAL: Acronyms Always Lie. A case in point would be…
Will Trump strike a ‘final blow’ on Iran?
Will America’s ground invasion of Iran begin in the early hours of tomorrow? Everybody knows, by now, that Trump likes…
Who is actually talking to the Iranians?
On Friday night, Donald Trump announced that America was “very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great…
Iran and America’s new protection racket
“Whoever rules the waves rules the world” – Alfred Thayer Mahan. Would Donald Trump have attacked Iran on February 28…
‘We don’t know what’s going on or why we’re doing this’: how Trump’s Iran gamble backfired
‘Donald Trump is a complicated person with simple ideas,’ said Kellyanne Conway, the former White House senior counsellor. ‘Way too…
What Signalgate tells us about Iran
Remember Signalgate? It was quite the story, and worth revisiting now in light of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing crisis…
Operation Epic Fury is already tearing the MAGA movement apart
When President George W. Bush invaded Mesopotamia in 2003, everybody laughed at Comical Ali, the bespectacled Iraqi information minister who…
Will the Iran war propel Gavin Newsom to the presidency?
“I’m very angry about this war,” said Gavin Newsom, the California Governor, on stage yesterday. Newsom has a memoir, Young Man…
Why is Vance silent on Iran?
Twenty eight hours or so into the new war against Iran, and America’s Vice President J.D. Vance has yet to…
Can Trump’s strikes topple the Ayatollah?
“We’re going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” said Donald Trump, as he stood…
How careful is Trump being on Iran?
Every Friday, it seems, words spills from Washington that Donald Trump has ordered an imminent strike against Iran. He likes…
Has the Supreme Court just ‘SCREWED’ Trump’s administration?
‘If the Supreme Court rules against the United States of America on this… WE’RE SCREWED!’ said Donald Trump on Truth…
What does it take to get fired from Trump 2.0?
You’re not fired! One of the defining aspects of the second Trump administration so far has been the unwillingness of…
Will Trump ‘totally obliterate’ Iran’s nuclear programme – again?
Donald Trump spent much of the second half of last year boasting about the total and utter success of his…
Kamala’s comeback?
Political candidates aren’t people these days so much as brand logos for the business of politics. Their stock – the…
What to make of Kevin Warsh
The news broke this morning that Donald Trump has, after considerable deliberation, settled on Kevin Warsh as his nominee to…
Nigel Farage: Trump can still ‘sink’ the Chagos deal
‘Better late than never.’ That’s how Reform party leader Nigel Farage has described Donald Trump’s sudden and dramatic repudiation of…
These tariffs aren’t just about Greenland
During his visit to Washington, DC, on Wednesday, the Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that he had a…
Team Trump won’t stop at Venezuela
Invade the world, invite the world. That pithy phrase was invented in the 2000s by Steve Sailer, the right-wing writer,…
Gabbard 2028, anyone?
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela,” said Tulsi Gabbard. “Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We…
Immigration is foreign policy now
Invade the world, invite the world. That pithy phrase was invented in the 2000s by Steve Sailer, the right-wing writer,…
Why Trump captured Maduro
Donald Trump likes to start the new year with a bang – or better yet a series of loud bangs.…
So now even Mitt Romney wants to tax the rich
“On the tax front,” says Mitt Romney, “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more.” It’s always slightly…
