Donald Trump
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…
Donald Trump’s ‘hunch’ about coronavirus is likely correct
Donald Trump is in the soup again, this time for appearing to reject the World Health Organisation’s estimate for the death…
A short list of Biden backers who declared Trump mentally unfit for office
If there ever were a theme to emerge from the Trump era it is this: hypocrisy. We’re all guilty, we…
Super Tuesday’s real winner was Donald Trump
Was I wrong, or only early? After Joe Biden’s win in the South Carolina primary, I wrote that his victory…
2020, the Year of the Drunken Uncle
How in the world did Chris Matthews get himself fired? To be sure, the man did stick his foot in…
Could Joe Biden be the Hillary Clinton of 2020?
The 2020 struggle for the White House is shaping up to look a lot like the 2016 contest. Once more…
The best news for Bernie is that his rivals are so weak
‘Bernie beats Trump! Bernie beats Trump!’ That’s what Bernie Sanders’s fans keep chanting, and they have the polls to prove…
Donald Trump vs corona hysteria
I like to keep a couple of books within easy reach of my desk to remind myself what sort of…
What the new nationalism means
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. For most of the past 200 years, the left, whether…
Coronavirus could be ‘black swan event’ that costs Trump the presidency
Donald Trump is, as we know, a noted germophobe. It would be richly ironic, then, if he missed out on…
A bare knuckles fight between Bernie, Bloomberg and Trump
The Nevada caucuses confirm that Sen. Amy Klobuchar has clung to the ledge by her fingernails as long as she…
A night in God’s country with Donald J. Trump
‘If we put our trust in Him, if we place this miracle of democracy from sea to shining sea. then…
Battle of the billionaires: Trump vs Bloomberg could be the nastiest election ever
‘Mini Mike’ is the only candidate rich enough to intimidate the President
Ancient Athens would have been horrified by Trump’s impeachment
An impeachment trial is overseen by Congress and Senate, who both make the law and (in this case) sit in…
Does anyone really think HS2 will be good for the country?
How depressed should one be about the HS2 go-ahead? The cost is stupefying. The offering to the north — considered…
Is Trump scared of Crazy Bernie Sanders?
Manchester, New Hampshire Democrats almost all agree that Donald Trump is ruining America and must be removed from the White…
Where was the media on this act of political violence?
The media frets constantly that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric will lead to violence against Democrats and even — the horror!…
