Donald Trump
How do you like US now?
It’s that time again when newspapers tell us that America’s standing in the world has substantially declined under Donald Trump.…
Portrait of the week: MPs return, dentists reopen and racing resumes
Home Primary schools were allowed to reopen but many did not want to. MPs voted to return to their physical…
Why is YouTube so afraid of free speech?
On Sunday, the hosts of Trigger–nometry, a YouTube show, posted an interview they’d done with Peter Hitchens. They labelled it…
America is burning – and it could cost Trump the presidency
Will civil unrest seal Trump’s downfall?
American police should not be above the law
In Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed, a black entrepreneur had his bar destroyed before he even had a chance…
America’s 2.5 million jobs miracle
The US economy created 2.5 million jobs last month — the biggest monthly jobs gain since records began a century…
Lady Luck has deserted Trump
‘The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end,’ said Donald Trump on July…
Twitter’s fact-check reignites calls for big tech regulation
Twitter began ‘fact-checking’ President Trump’s tweets for the first time last week, raising questions about the role that social media…
War footing: can Trump turn left-wing protests into victory?
Don’t cross Donald Trump. Trump originally ran for the presidency because Barack Obama mocked him at the White House Correspondents’…
America’s immune system is failing
‘This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,’ said President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech on January…
Trump severs ties with World Health Organization
President Trump is cutting all US funding to the World Health Organization as of Friday afternoon. ‘China has total control…
Twitter spreads riot porn — but censors a President vowing to restore law and order
If you have been following the Minneapolis riots on Twitter or Facebook, you may have come across an edgy new…
Trump vs Twitter: the battle begins
When Tony Wang, general manager of Twitter in the UK, described the company as the ‘free speech wing of the…
The big debate: is lockdown wrong?
Is lockdown a gargantuan mistake? That’s the view of a growing number of thinkers and critics, including The Spectator’s very…
Joe Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ hole just gets deeper
Democratic strategist Joel Payne was left ‘embarrassed’ after insinuating on TV that black Trump supporters were merely stock models paid…
Portrait of the week: Unemployment up, bathers banned and Corbyn’s brother arrested
Home The United Kingdom seemed reluctant to come out of its lockdown. ‘We are likely to face a severe recession,…
Six months out — who will win the Electoral College?
With just under six months to go, now is a good time to assess where things stand in the 2020…
Trump’s hydroxychloroquine kick is a billionaire quirk
Though it is yet to enjoy the endorsement of the UN, or the approval of the Supreme Court, the greatest…
Pelosi goes full Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi skipped the sugarcoating and punched the President in the gut on Monday. Trump had announced to the…
Taxonomy reaches celebrity heights
Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider. Though rare, it has been found in parts of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia…
Oil on troubled waters: the US-Saudi alliance is crumbling
The US-Saudi alliance is crumbling
Oil on troubled waters: the US-Saudi alliance is crumbling
Donald Trump said in October 2018 that the Saudi royal family ‘wouldn’t last two weeks’ without American military support. Last…
Has coronavirus killed the Democrats’ healthcare referendum?
Late last December, Democrats were heading into the homestretch of their presidential primary optimistic that although they faced an internal…
Newsflash: Trump insults everyone
Want to know the worst kept secret in America? Every time President Trump and the White House Press Corps do…
Hiding Biden is the best way to get him elected
The less voters see the Democratic nominee, the more they like him
