Will it be Biden-Harris or Harris-Biden?
News of Kamala Harris’s selection as Joe Biden’s running mate was greeted by everything but the popping of champagne corks…
The mock revolution of the elites
‘Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified,’…
Same old same old
American politics is getting senile. Donald Trump and Barack Obama were both elected as agents of change, repudiations of an…
Self-righteous vandals
Violent left-wing activists have taken to styling themselves as antifa, short for ‘anti-fascists’, though their street-fighting tactics resemble nothing so…
Neocons come home to roost
Dolphins returned to the canals of Venice during the COVID-19 lockdown, and neoconservatives are returning to the Democratic party. Bill…
This riot is brought to you by Nike
In Chicago last weekend 82 people were shot, 22 of them fatally. Between May 2019 and late May 2020, homicide…
The roots of riot
That LEGO set or Louis Vuitton bag you’ve always wanted can be yours free if you just wait for the…
Why did Justin Amash give up?
Three weeks after announcing his bid for the Libertarian party presidential nomination, Justin Amash has called it off. What went…
When money dies
This article is in The Spectator’s May 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. ‘Money for Nothing’ is more than just…
Who will be Joe Biden’s co-president?
Joe Biden needs a co-president. Not just a running mate, not just a potential vice president, but someone who will…
Justin Amash: a study in vanity
Every Democrat’s favorite ex-Republican has just announced he’s going to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for president. If he gets…
Why Joe Biden’s America loves a lockdown
COVID-19, the Wuhan virus, is an epidemiological scourge — but it’s also a clarifying catalyst for American politics. The virus’s…
Foreign policy is in a straitjacket
This article is in The Spectator’s April 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. Before the world went into quarantine, I…
After the coronavirus, who wins the recovery?
We are living through a gruesome case study in the irrationality of elites. COVID-19 is a serious disease, but the…
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…
Why I’m voting for Tulsi in Virginia
Four years ago I cast a vote for Bernie Sanders in the Virginia Democratic Primary. It was a triple protest:…
Biden’s Pyrrhic victory
Bernie Sanders just lost his first primary of 2020. He’ll lose a few more on Tuesday. But as of now,…
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…
What if Bernie actually wins the nomination?
Bernie Sanders has a long way to go yet before he locks up the Democratic nomination. He fell short of…
Good riddance to Yang — and Biden
Now that ‘entrepreneur’ Andrew Yang has ended his presidential campaign, can we all admit what a sad commentary on the…
Impeachment has proved the Democrats are no longer democrats
The Senate is not going to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, and to all appearances the…
Why John Bolton won’t win his war on Trump
The first sentence of the New York Times report on John Bolton’s tell-all memoir about his time in the Trump…
Donald Trump, president of peace
This article is in The Spectator’s February 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. Groupthink is the last thing a country needs when debating…
You come at the Trump, you best not miss
The third presidential impeachment in US history has now reached the Senate. Like the first two, this one is almost…
The case for Genghis Trump
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. America has a problem, and it’s not Donald Trump. Suicides…
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