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Portrait of the week: Neil Ferguson quits, Rory Stewart drops out and Boris names his baby
Home The government put its mind to the puzzle of how to get people back to work. Draft advice was…
This pandemic has put politics on fast-forward
‘The normal grease of politics is not there,’ bemoans one sociable cabinet minister. Certainly, the whispered conversations in corridors that…
Get ready for the corona coup
House Democrats, flummoxed by their failed attempt to remove President Trump earlier this year, are gearing up for another round…
The 2020 question: which candidate will stand up to China?
Imagine you are in your late thirties living in Ohio working at a steel or other manufacturing plant in the…
Portrait of the week: Boris’s son is born, Commons sits apart and Belgians told to eat more potatoes
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, returned to work at Downing Street after recovering from his Covid-19 sickness. Speaking outside…
Are we now in a Fourth Turning Crisis?
Back in 1997, William Strauss and Neil Howe released The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy that articulated a roughly 80-year…
Disinfectant Donnie
Do you know what the real ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ is? No, not the fauxtraged shrieks of liberals at everything the…
Portrait of the week: The Queen turns 94, Captain Tom raises £27m and Harry and Meghan block newspapers
Home The number of people with the coronavirus disease Covid-19 who had died in hospitals by the beginning of the…
Why are people taking Trump's disinfectant comments seriously?
Every time you think Donald Trump has lost his talent for making people’s heads explode, he somehow excels himself. His…
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…
