United States
The lost magic of Palm Beach
Gstaad Good old Helvetia. I’m quitting her for the rainy but pleasant land of England. The cows are beginning to…
In praise of femininity
New York Who was it that first coined the expression ‘It ain’t over until the fat lady sings’? The great…
How to have a happy old age
Gstaad Birthdays at my age are for the birds, but always a good excuse for a party. Messages of…
The forgotten victims of communism
I just read a piece by Scott McConnell in the American Conservative, a magazine we co-founded 18 years ago. He…
The death of free speech
Oh, to be in America, where cultural decay and self-destruction compete equally with hyper-feminist and anti-racist agendas. Gone with the…
America’s immune system is failing
‘This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,’ said President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech on January…
Covid statistics are just politics by other means
Statistics is the continuation of politics by other means, to misquote Clausewitz. One hundred and fifty years after the crushing…
Iran’s generals are weeping for Qasem Soleimani. But soon they will prepare to fight
It has been 24 hours since America droned Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad airport. Now both Iran and the United States…
American breakup: secession is much closer than we think
The United States is ripe for secession. Across the world, established states have divided in two or are staring down…
From the archive: Brothers-in-arms
From ‘The new crusade’, 25 May 1918: It is curious to think how great must soon have been the spiritual…
It is a sin to die in the Land of the Depraved
New York Remember when the internet, Twitter, Facebook and other such useless gimmicks were supposed to usher in an era…
Donald Trump has a genius for damaging his own reputation
It’s easy to see why Donald Trump gets angry. He is presiding over a robust economy, growing at the fastest…
I wanted Ted Cruz to be President, but Donald Trump is working
In London last week I had the opportunity to talk about President Donald Trump with several politically mature friends. Most…
His critics can’t admit it, but Trump’s crazy tactics are succeeding
Among the many new political maladies of our age, one has been left largely undiagnosed. This is Trump Derangement Syndrome,…
Despite everything, America is beautiful — especially at West Point
What is left to say after the church shooting in the Home of the Depraved? Those killed in Texas included…
General rule
Dwight Eisenhower was right to warn Americans in 1961 of the ‘military industrial complex’, but perhaps it is now the…
You’re fired!
Washington D.C. Even a reality show needs good plot twists, and Donald Trump has delivered them like the master he…
High life
I’ve stayed far away from the new barbarians with their choppers, tank-like cars, home theatres on board, and fridge-shaped super…
High life
New York If only my wordsmith friend Jeremy Clarke had been with me. What fun he’d have had with…
Could vice-president Mike Pence be the most powerful man in America?
Let’s take stock. Donald Trump, until last week, had never done a government job or held an elected office. He…
One night in the backwoods
The man I met in the moose-hunters' bar, and what happened between us
‘Wanna come to Prince’s house?’
The untold story
Obama’s Brexit overreach is typical of his arrogance
The US President is in no position to lecture the British about foreign policy
I'm no fan of Obama. But on Brexit, he does speak for America
Don’t fool yourself about the anti-Brexit consensus in the US – or the excellent reasons for it
The Republican establishment has finally found a way to get Donald Trump
A mighty message has been crafted that is inflicting damage on the Republican frontrunner
