Hillary Clinton
Conspiracy theories are as old as witch hunts
To millions of people across America, Hillary Clinton sits atop a global network of satanic child-traffickers and is battling an…
The fascinating mechanics of striking a deal
If you wish to know how to become a master negotiator, a formidable body of books will now offer to…
Must we live in perpetual fear of being named and shamed?
Current wars, Brexit and Trumpism have sucked us into a vortex of outrage and disgrace, says David Keen – while advertisers make us feel guilty for being too fat or just poor
Is there any defence against the tidal wave of online disinformation?
Grotesque conspiracy theories merge and snowball, with serious global consequences. James Ball proposes a Digital Health System to counter the ‘pathogens’
Is Anna Wintour human?
Apparently Anna Wintour wants to be seen as human, and Amy Odell’s biography goes some way to helping her achieve…
Hillary Clinton's latest masterclass
It’s been a tough few years for poor old Hillary. Since losing the 2016 contest to Donald Trump, the ‘most…
Playing with fire — did QAnon start as a cynical game?
The QAnon conspiracy theory may be absurd, but it can’t be ignored. It has already led to significant acts of violence, says Damian Thompson
Why Joe Biden will win tomorrow
Joe Biden is going to win. I have been wrong before. I will be wrong again. And maybe I’m wrong…
Will we ever know the truth about Russiagate?
Writing in mid-October, anno domini 2020, it is sobering to speculate that when the results of a certain upcoming political…
The Democratic art of magical thinking
I should clear up one thing straight away. I do not believe that Joe Biden is guilty of magical thinking.…
2016 all over again
I’m not an election prognosticator. I have no magic insight telling me what will happen on November 3, 2020. Frankly,…
Cuckoo Q: are the QAnon crowd as crazy as they seem?
‘Have you guys been following 4Chan?’ asks Marjorie Taylor Greene in a 2017 video. A mysterious ‘patriot’ named ‘Q’, Greene…
All pageantry, no progress: Wednesday night at the DNC
‘I’m in love — but not with anybody here. I’ll see you in a couple years,’ Billie Eilish crooned during…
For the Democrats’ sake, I hope the DNC viewership is low
I almost gave tonight’s DNC performance a miss. How could they top the fey chap pretending to be a bat…
Will Trump win Minnesota?
Sen. Amy Klobuchar may have to eat her words after declaring last year that Donald Trump will ‘never win Minnesota’.…
Joe Biden should debate
Why would a benevolent God deny us the prospect of a debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? As the…
The right’s cannibalism problem
The right has a cannibalism problem. It gleefully attacks and eats its own. The left silently watches Republican after Republican…
Will Hillary be Biden’s VP?
Far be it from Cockburn to compare a former secretary of state to a venereal disease, but perhaps Fox News…
The Democratic civil war has been a long time coming
Bernie Sanders has had an unlikely ally during the 2020 Democratic nomination race: Donald Trump. The president has repeatedly insisted…
Hillary Clinton tells the truth
After all the fakery of the 2016 election, the hot sauce in her bag, the ‘chillin’ in Cedar Rapids’, Hillary…
Bernie Sanders doesn’t want to win
Why is Bernie Sanders running for president? The 70-some-year-old pop culture curmudgeon has gone through all the motions of showing…
Warren’s dirty trick against Bernie proves she’s the new Hillary
The next time Elizabeth Warren offers you a beer, be sure not to turn your back on her lest she…
Hillary Clinton is right to question transgender orthodoxy
Hillary Clinton’s BBC interview in London is making headlines mainly about Russia, but students of the debate about transgender rights…
The mesmerising mediocrity of Trump’s opponents
If you believe the headlines, President Donald Trump is in deep trouble. The great impeachment saga is gathering pace. House…
Elizabeth Warren is the Hillary Clinton of 2020
This article is in The Spectator’s November 2019 US edition. Subscribe here. How did Elizabeth Warren, a left-wing populist, become the candidate…
