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The coronavirus crackdown sets a dangerous precedent
Has the coronavirus crackdown gone too far? Some of Boris Johnson’s own MPs certainly think so. This week, Tory MP…
Joe Biden is sleepwalking his way through the campaign
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign called another early morning press lid at 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, leaving strategists and reporters wondering…
Fascism: the most abused term in America
A well-dressed young man walks down the Potsdamer Straße in Berlin, days before the end of March in 1933. He’s…
The Brady amendment could spell trouble for Boris Johnson
If opposition parties back it, the Brady amendment – which calls for parliamentary votes before nationwide Covid restrictions are introduced – will…
It’s all about Ohio
Dublin, Ohio Since the presidential election of 1944 when Ohio went with loser Thomas Dewey over winner Franklin Roosevelt, Ohio…
Why is the media downplaying the Hunter Biden story?
Remember the Ukraine impeachment drama? No? Cockburn can hardly blame you. But believe it or not, less than nine months…
Keir Starmer and the Scottish independence conundrum
In January, Sir Keir Starmer told Border Television’s Peter MacMahon that, look, of course an SNP victory in next year’s…
The Spectator, the Co-op and cancel culture – a cautionary tale
Earlier this month, there was a bit of a fuss when the Co-op’s Twitter account said it would not be…
Rishi Sunak prepares UK economy for 'permanent adjustment'
The UK economy is no longer hibernating; it is ‘adjusting’. Today’s measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are designed to…
Britain is the weak link in Europe's counter-extremism network
Europeans see the UK as an outstanding centre of counter-terrorism — but one that is wholly incapable of counter-extremism. Britain…
Transgender wars and the fight for female emancipation
It has been more than 100 years since women got the vote. We’ve had two female prime ministers. The #MeToo…
Harold Evans: writer, editor, teacher
The death of Harold Evans last night will mean tomorrow’s newspapers will be rightly filled with tributes to a pioneering…
The myth of the ‘stolen country’
Last month, in the middle of the COVID panic, a group of freshmen at the University of Connecticut were welcomed…
Could we see Covid anti-virals before a vaccine?
In a strategy that now appears to be one of outright suppression, the government has put huge stock in the…
How democracy dies
What would happen if Americans voted on different days? Suppose Republicans voted on Tuesday and Democrats voted on Wednesday. Would…
What if the polls are right?
I was wrong, and I apologize. For far too long, pundits have pronounced confidently on matters of national import, pocketed…
1619, 1776 and all that
Friday’s news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died after her long battle with cancer has briefly pushed most other topics…
Sweden's virus expert briefs No. 10
One of the questions regularly asked by Tory MPs on the libertarian wing of the party: why isn’t the UK…
Who cares what Harry and Meghan think about Trump?
Well, who can the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have in mind in their video message to Time 100 –…
Keir Starmer’s hardest task lies ahead
Keir Starmer’s first conference speech as Labour leader took place in exceptional circumstances. Thanks to Covid, there was no party…
Democrats must face their own SCOTUS hypocrisy
‘Oh the hypocrisy!’ cried the Democrats after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would bring President Trump’s new Supreme…
Boris defends new Covid rules
Boris Johnson addressed the nation this evening to update the public on his government’s coronavirus strategy. After announcing the broad…
The pagan rites of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg succumbed to cancer, #RestInPower immediately trended. The ACLU, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, actress Reese Witherspoon and the ostensibly…
There is no Covid consensus
Today, 32 scientists, economists and other academics have written to the Prime Minister demanding a change in policy on Covid-19,…
The truth about Sweden's voluntary lockdown
Sweden didn’t ‘refuse’ to lockdown. Nor does it have a herd immunity strategy, although it was recognised that some level…
