Donald Trump
‘There’s been a vibe shift’: welcome to the new political disorder
Donald Trump isn’t back in the White House yet, but already his victory is being felt across the world. Greenland…
Ireland is not ready for Trump
It will be an uncertain year for Ireland. The Irish economy has for a long time been artificially propped up…
‘The public sector is the illness’: Javier Milei on his first year in office
Buenos Aires ‘I never wind down,’ says Argentina’s President Javier Milei when we meet in his Presidential Office at the…
Don’t tell me to ‘unwind’!
The most irritating word of the year was ‘unwind’. ‘Unwind with one of our artisan cocktails in the curated ambience…
Elon Musk is wrong about the Roman Empire
I was in Washington D.C. during The Election, living halfway between the Capitol and White House. Concerned friends suggested I…
When will Ronald Reagan get the recognition he deserves?
Max Boot’s contention that Reagan was a lightweight pragmatist who played little part in reviving America or winning the Cold War is absurdly revisionist
The rise of Romania’s right-wing disruptor
Strange things are happening again in global politics. In Romania, a former UN sustainability adviser who has made admiring remarks…
‘I was much more disposable than I believed’: an interview with Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is enjoying himself back at The Spectator. ‘My place of former employment,’ the former editor booms as he…
What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for Trump 2.0
How rare it is to be given a second chance. That’s what the American people have handed Donald Trump. His…
Biden’s missiles will do Ukraine no favours
With just over 60 days left in office, Joe Biden’s White House has significantly escalated the Ukraine war it had…
Musical chairs at Mar-a-Lago
Welcome to the United States of Disruption. From his ‘Winter White House’ in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Donald Trump has been busy…
Get ready for Elon Musk’s sex robots
My old mucker Donald Trump’s return to the White House has predictably sent the woke brigade into hysteria. From posting…
Welcome to life on Planet Elon
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on…
Nigel told me he’s the new Boris
Last week I arrived in London from the Cotswolds just in time to witness the collective meltdown from everyone around…
Why Trump changed his tune on crypto
This column comes to you from Atlanta, Georgia, where but for one giant ‘Trump Stands Up For Families’ billboard and…
How to process your Trump trauma (with orange soup)
It’s amazing how many people have responded to what they think of as the shattering catastrophe of Donald Trump’s victory…
Letters: How to argue with Trump voters
Unhealthy debate Sir: Matthew Parris is absolutely right to say that the time has come for facing populists with honest…
Portrait of the week: Trump’s victory, Kemi’s shadow cabinet and footballer killed by lightning
Home Kemi Badenoch, the new leader of the Conservative party, appointed a shadow cabinet. She made Robert Jenrick, whom she…
Not even close: how Trump confounded the pundits
It was supposed to be close. On the eve of election day, Donald Trump was up just 0.1 per cent…
American titan: Inside Donald Trump’s remarkable political comeback
Palm Beach, Florida Donald Trump’s bid to take back the White House has been triumphant. It is a decisive victory…
The night I was turned away from the Ivy
How the mighty can fall. I was overwhelmed by the approbation I had received for my one-woman show, Behind the…
What Britain can learn from Donald Trump’s victory
This has been the year of ejection elections. Across the democratic world, incumbents have been thrown out and insurgents have…
Reality check: why the Democrats lost
For the past decade, Donald Trump has been the most famous and influential man on the planet. But he had…
In defence of the liberal elite
You can hear it already. Rising from the tents of the dejected Democrat camp comes the whimper of self-reproach. It’s…
My friends who vote Trump
On 13 October 2024, I jaunted 20 minutes south down Interstate-5 to the Cosumnes Nature Preserve, whose toy swamp I…
