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Ricky Gervais is guilty of blasphemy
I have long thought that if Life of Brian came out today, it wouldn’t be Christians kicking up a fuss…
Will Joe Biden be impeached?
Before inflation began to eat the American economy alive, impeachflation had already undermined the office of the presidency. Donald Trump…
Is Jürgen Klopp really football's Mr Nice Guy?
Jürgen Klopp is football’s Mr Nice Guy. Despite his Liverpool side missing out on winning the Premier League, Klopp was…
Is Nancy Pelosi's communion ban unfair?
The Eucharist has, to use the current jargon, been weaponised in the standoff between Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US…
Why the Russia media thinks Britain is on the verge of cannibalism
Russian disinformation has reached new levels of absurdity. According to the pro-Kremlin media, the UK is on the verge of…
2022 Biden contradicts 2001 Biden over action in Taiwan
Cockburn is not one to point fingers (as they are often preoccupied with his cigar), but he finds himself making…
The Democrats’ succession woes
Joe Biden is telling everyone he will seek re-election in 2024 — including those who don’t want him around. After…
Why progressive politics is like air travel
I was recently flown cross-country on a first-class ticket by a very kind outfit. It was my first time flying…
Hillary 2024… yes, really
Joe Biden is a wounded deer and America’s most prolific political assassin is hot on his trail. Speaking to the…
Fauci, Harvard and the CCP
On the morning of Sunday February 2, 2020, Anthony Fauci, then in the middle of putting together America’s pandemic response,…
Who needs therapy?
If you pull up Twitter and search for “men will therapy,” you’ll find an endless scroll of jokes, many quite…
The EU and US are playing Ireland like a fiddle
There’s a meme that goes: ‘I, for one, welcome our new overlords.’ It’s a paraphrase of a comment made by…
Why tech billionaires love testosterone
Testosterone is having a moment. At once a molecular vector for toxic masculinity and a health-optimizing supplement for middle-aged tycoons…
I’m not exaggerating partygate
A veteran Tory MP, who I’ve known for almost 30 years, just laid into me – and my colleagues in…
What the Sue Gray report tells us about the ‘party elite’
Britain’s ‘party elite’ – perhaps better-termed ‘Covid elite’ – were hiding in plain sight throughout the pandemic. Even before the…
The Sue Gray media circus is political journalism at its worst
It’s a helicopter day at Westminster. I’m writing this at my desk, which is about 200 metres from the House…
Wimbledon is getting what it deserves
What a mess. With just five weeks to go before the start of the tournament, Wimbledon organisers are having to…
Ricky Gervais is no 'transphobe'
Ricky Gervais knew what he was doing and why he was doing it when he took on transgender activism in…
Full text: The Sue Gray report
The investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties by the civil servant Sue Gray has been published. You can read the…
Sue Gray releases her partygate pics
Well, it’s finally here. After five months of waiting, Sue Gray has today released her report into the parties that…
The Sue Gray report makes for grim reading for No. 10
In the past few minutes, Sue Gray’s final report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street has been published. It makes…
The Texas school shooting won’t change a thing
Joe Biden gave one of his more eloquent speeches yesterday in response to the mass shooting at an elementary school…
America the busybody neighbor
Imagine a neighbor who is constantly in everyone’s business. Perhaps you have such a person, or persons, in your own…
Life in an age of hyperinflation
Istanbul, Turkey On Saturday mornings, Istanbul’s markets and greengrocers are packed with housewives in search of a bargain. Anxious women…
A short history of dogs in war
In his own inimitable way, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has unleashed his dogs of war on Vladimir Putin and once…
