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Bill Maher is not on conservatives’ side
On the season finale of his weekly HBO chat show Real Time, Bill Maher encouraged Democrats to recruit a “messaging czar.” They…
Kyle Rittenhouse takes on his QAnon lawyers
Much of Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager found not guilty in a high-profile homicide trial last…
The Democratic distraction
Ten months into Joe Biden’s presidency, he finds himself sitting at the lowest approval rating of his time in office,…
Why I (sort of) stopped using the word ‘woke’
The college campus-born elite ideology that has swept through American institutions in recent years has gone by many names, from…
How cable news ruined Thanksgiving
Jim Acosta is an edgy, edgy man. You can tell because he uses the word “bullshit” on live TV, which…
It’s Harry, not Meghan, who’s the real problem
Who or what drove Harry and Meghan to leave the royal bosom for the land of slebs on the other…
Is Joe Biden ready for the looming war with the Fed?
He isn’t especially bothered by global warming. He doesn’t think monetary policy has very much, if anything, to contribute to…
What explains Germany's vaccine scepticism?
By the end of winter, Germans will be ‘vaccinated, recovered or dead,’ according to the country’s health minister Jens Spahn.…
The key difference between Johnson and Starmer
Here is the symbolic difference between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Johnson at the CBI rocked up with a bunch…
Fears over Mandarin shortage in Whitehall
‘China Spy Blitz’ blared the Sun this morning: ‘UK spooks hiring Mandarin speakers in cyber war.’ Spy bosses, the paper…
Covid could paralyse the new German coalition
An iron curtain has descended on Europe, and once again, it goes right through the middle of Germany. The average…
Kid Rock conservatism
Kid Rock feels like he emerged from a time capsule left for us in the ’90s, perhaps along with Dunkaroos…
Why we won't hear much more about the Waukesha attack
At least five people were killed and more than forty were injured on Sunday night when a driver plowed his…
Europe gripped by a fifth wave
How quickly things change. Just a month ago many EU countries were being praised for keeping some Covid restrictions in…
Why the targeting of J.K.Rowling is so terrifying
I know from bitter experience that you don’t have to be a best-selling author to be hounded by the trans…
Boris Johnson's Peppa Pig disaster
Oh dear. Boris Johnson’s much-trailed speech to the Confederation of British Industry has caused something of a social media storm…
Could Iran come between Israel and its new Gulf ally?
When Israel and the United Arab Emirates first started speaking in 1994, the meetings were kept secret. The Emiratis, like…
The fifth Covid wave could break Macron
The fifth Covid wave has started in Europe. Some governments are already imposing lockdowns and wage cuts for the unvaccinated…
Prime Minister's rambling speech revives Johnson jitters
After three torrid weeks, Tory MPs were hoping for a better start to this one. Alas, it has got off to…
Eddie Redmayne shouldn't regret playing a trans character
Eddie Redmayne was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in The Danish Girl, but now he is having second thoughts…
Harry and Meghan finally fly commercial
It takes a lot to surprise Mr S these days but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indeed managed…
The paradoxical integrity of our dodgy honours system
We are told that the Prince of Wales had no idea at the time that his underlings were offering to sell…
Who is – and isn't – welcome in Sadiq Khan's London?
Right-wing Frenchman Eric Zemmour, who is expected to run for the presidency of his country next year, has been designated persona…
All hail President Kamala!
A new poll was released this week showing 50 percent of Americans don’t think President Biden is in good health.…
The professor versus the progressive elect
In his timely new book Woke Racism, Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter examines the force of an ascendant political religion…
