Donald Trump
Boris was never Trump
The urge to compare Boris Johnson to Donald Trump was always irresistible. It has been fun, too. Both men are colourful…
Will Hispanic conservatives transform US politics?
If you had to take a guess on which American political party would produce the first Mexican-born Congresswoman, which one…
Is Gone with the Wind to blame for Trumpism?
Selfish, acquisitive, ignorant and vain, Gone with the Wind’s heroine not only resembles Donald Trump – she may even be his role model, says Greg Garrett
Is Klaus Schwab the greatest threat of our time?
New York Alexandra rang me from London to enquire about a man by the name of Klaus Schwab: ‘He sounds…
Why are progressives scared of Elon Musk?
Billionaire edgelord Elon Musk has just given progressives another reason to dread his ongoing attempt to buy Twitter. The founder…
The party’s finally over for Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage was never even an MP, but Michael Crick argues convincingly that he is one of the top five…
Would Trump have prevented the crisis in Ukraine?
‘I know Vladimir Putin very well,’ said Donald Trump yesterday, speaking of the Ukraine crisis, ‘he would have never done…
Will Trump's pro-vaccine stance prove his undoing?
Donald Trump famously boasted that he could ‘stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody’ and still not lose voters. That…
My snogging spat with Boris
I have not given up on my Build Back Boris campaign, which is the most pressing concern facing the UK.…
Donald Trump: monarchist?
As the Harry and Meghan carnival rumbles on, the Queen has found an unexpected source of support: Donald Trump. During an…
The Kushner conundrum
Gstaad I have two special girlfriends, Lynne and Fiona, the ladies who guard The Spectator’s entrance against the outraged #MeToo…
A re-gift to Donald Trump
For Democrats, like the ‘insurrection’ of January 6th, the Trump policy of separating illegal-immigrant parents from their children in 2018…
What motivates Peter Thiel apart from the desire for more wealth?
If you’ve only heard one thing about Peter Thiel (and many have heard nothing at all) it is that he…
Superbad: Joe Biden’s plummeting presidency
No wonder the President would rather be asleep
Joe Biden is making the world a more dangerous place
Less than a year into the Biden presidency the world suddenly is a very chaotic place. The hasty and botched…
Why won’t the US media talk about trans issues?
The wonderful thing about woke narratives is that you only have to wait a while until they collapse. The core…
China and the WHO are given an easy ride in the Covid blame game
Are you ready to relive 2020? That’s what Adam Tooze is offering as he tells the story of Covid-19 through…
Joe Biden is everything Trump wanted to be
Do you remember the president who gave Vladimir Putin everything he wanted in Europe? The president who consistently ignored the…
America sees red: how fury prompted the slide into Trumpism
After leaving college more than two decades ago, Evan Osnos landed a job on the Exponent Telegram, one of two…
When will Twitter treat Biden like Trump?
With the conclusion of the disastrously-executed Afghanistan withdrawal, the attention of Joe Biden and his loyal media apparatchiks has turned to…
Biden risks undermining America’s moral authority
Joe Biden is facing what will likely be the defining event of his presidency. The gains made in Afghanistan are…
Cuomo, Trump and the secret of eternal political life
There are many in Donald Trump’s inner circle who have tried to read his mind these past four years, together…
Why shouldn’t we worship the NHS?
For obvious reasons, stocks in ex-editors of The Spectator are experiencing an all-time low. But my own complaint is with…
An interest in the bizarre helps keep melancholy at bay
Philip Hensher finds Robert Burton’s perception of the world and the human condition endlessly fascinating
Heroes and villains of the pandemic in America
The most alarming aspect of living in America is the recurring sensation that no one is in charge. This is…
