US politics
Why won’t the Democrats impeach Trump?
New York For leftist anti-Trumpers like me, the Mueller report was initially a godsend, though not for the more obvious…
Why won’t the Democrats impeach Trump?
For leftist anti-Trumpers like me, the Mueller report was initially a godsend, though not for the more obvious reasons. I…
Donald Trump should not stoop to Sadiq Khan’s level
In July last year, when Trump last visited Britain, I wrote a post saying ‘Admit it, Donald Trump is right…
Roger Stone: I will be vindicated
Undisclosed location, Florida In January, when heavily armed FBI agents swarmed my south Florida home to arrest me for a…
Barr investigates the investigators
‘OBAMA TAPPED MY PHONES!’ When President Trump blared out this accusation in a series of tweets in March 2017, the White…
Britain’s liberals have fallen out of love with democracy
Every now and then there is a political moment, some event or comment, that reveals just how much society has…
Jeff Bezos isn’t a resistance hero – he’s a ruthless monopolist
It is tempting to view the blow-up between Amazon’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos and David Pecker, publisher of the tabloid…
Donald Trump’s murky past is catching up with him
Washington, DC It was a petulant Donald Trump who appeared at a White House press briefing on Tuesday with the…
At this rate, we’ll have to rename New York
Growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, I took the monuments around the state capitol for granted. The first Confederate soldier…
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
Coming to terms with Trump is like an early-stage cancer diagnosis
Don’t blame the voters – this is a monster of the GOP’s making
Chris Mullin’s diary: The unexpected wisdom of Donald Trump
While browsing in Barter Books, the wonderful secondhand bookshop in Alnwick that is fast becoming a national institution, I came…
Sorry, America, but it looks like Joe Biden is your next president
I have a sinking feeling that Joe Biden might be the next president of the United States. In a brilliant…
Ben Carson has an amazing story. How about policies?
Republican surprise package Dr Ben Carson has an amazing story to tell. Asking him about policy is a little harder
‘Keep out the Mexicans and al-Qaeda’: with Donald Trump and his fans at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair ‘Donnnaaallldd!!! Donnnaaaaallldd!!!’ Donald Trump was surrounded by fans. He looked happy. He took a bite out of…
‘Asexual’ used to mean something even creepier than ‘Edward Heath’
There was a time when my husband, who often addresses the television, would habitually react to Edward Heath’s appearance on…
Hillary Clinton is a hopeless candidate – and Democrats are finally realising
New York Remember the fizz around Gordon Brown’s election campaign in 2010? The excitement he brought to the trail? The…
The best American political memoir in a generation
In June 2009, the good people of South Carolina lost Mark Sanford, their governor. Per his instructions, his staff told…
The Republicans are ready to win – once they’ve dumped Donald Trump
Once the Republicans end their embarrassing summer romance, they’re surprisingly well placed to beat Hillary Clinton
Which political souvenirs are worth hanging on to
My first reaction on hearing of Margaret Thatcher’s death in 2013 was: ‘Great — now my autograph from her will…
The transatlantic flirtation behind Ukip’s sudden meltdown
Nigel Farage’s special relationship with an American website, and its part in his party’s sudden meltdown
Spectator letters: Allan Massie on the FBI; Christopher Booker on graffiti
The long arm of the FBI Sir: The White House may be less willing than it was to play the…
‘The problem isn’t that we’ve been slaves to free markets’: Joseph Stiglitz interview
Joseph Stiglitz, the left’s favourite economist,on making the free market work
How Hillary Clinton found her populist side (and why she’ll have to lose it)
If you want to be the Democratic nominee, it’s populism or bust
