Donald Trump
The Russia probe was mishandled worse than anyone could have imagined
It’s been over three years since the FBI first launched its investigation into an alleged conspiracy between the 2016 Trump…
National Review: for Trump in 2020?
Does President Trump have a new favorite magazine? At yesterday’s Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Trump took a bit of time…
Will the coronavirus succeed where Russiagate and Ukrainegate failed?
Back on March 12, I noted in this space that one of the most potent effects of our latest Chinese…
The joy of pumping iron at 83
Gstaad So the days — and months — drift by. This once peaceful Alpine town is packed with rich refugees…
Who will win the corona wars?
This article is in The Spectator’s May 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. The Covid-19 pandemic came along just as…
Saudi may have won an oil truce – but a greater conflict now looms
For the first time in months, the coronavirus panic was briefly demoted as the main news story on Sunday when…
The way Greece has conducted itself in this pandemic is an example to us all
Aristophanes was a comic genius long before the Marx Brothers, but he also gave good advice to the Athenians: stop…
New York Post and Washington Examiner fall for Tom Brady Twitter hoax
Cockburn doesn’t pay all much attention to football, but he was surprised to read on Wednesday that former New England…
The three reasons Bernie Sanders couldn't beat Joe Biden
He took nearly a month to assess the state of his campaign after a whopping 15-point defeat in the crucial…
Why is Trump being nice to China again?
China hawks watched with hope when Trump ascended to the presidency in 2016. He spoke on the campaign trail of…
What happens if Trump gets the coronavirus?
The White House has announced that everyone coming into range of President Trump will be tested for COVID-19. Trump, meanwhile,…
Big Pharma and free market orgs unite against Trump’s ‘Buy American’ order
The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM), a trade association for major pharmaceutical manufacturers such as 3M, is drafting a letter…
Are you feeling stimulated?
Well, at least this isn’t socialism for the rich. The Trump administration’s gargantuan stimulus package — the third in response…
How the media created its latest anti-Trump hit job
I can’t believe I actually have to write these words, but President Trump is not to blame for a couple…
Trump isn’t the only one to blame for our slack response to COVID-19
One of the mantras for interpreting the nature of Donald Trump has always been to take him ‘seriously, but not…
Coronavirus keeps the spotlight on Trump and away from Joe Biden
Well, well, well. There was former White House press secretary Sean Spicer at today’s press conference in a new incarnation…
How coronavirus is changing America
The coronavirus is altering American life as we have never seen before. New York City’s restaurants and bars can now only…
In praise of President Trump’s positive thinking
An opinion piece in the Washington Post by Helaine Olen suggests that President Trump believes that the coronavirus can be…
Federal health agencies risk lives in their response to COVID-19
President Trump announced on Friday that the country is now in a state of emergency, due to the rapid pace…
Karlie Kloss’s dad’s Facebook posts are now US government policy
Cockburn was admittedly a bit skeptical yesterday when he heard that Jared Kushner was seeking out advice for a federal…
Crude tactics: Russia and Saudi Arabia are at war over oil prices
Russia and Saudi Arabia have chosen this moment to go to war over oil prices
America’s love-hate relationship with Shakespeare
Emma Smith examines the peculiarly disruptive effect of Shakespeare’s plays on American society over the centuries
COVID-19 is terrifying — as a weapon of political propaganda
The president delivered an address last night about the Wuhan flu, aka novel coronavirus, aka (if you want to sound…
Trump cannot defeat a virus
There are no atheists in foxholes, and no libertarians in a pandemic. As the spread of the COVID-19 virus in…
Trump could bury the Democrats for decades by embracing universal health coverage
‘We’re going to have insurance for everybody.’ That was the promise Donald Trump made on healthcare in January 2017. ‘There was a…
