Donald Trump’s leadership has become a colossal wreck
‘I’m going to become a Political Pundit, both good and bad, on the reasons these Candidates won and lost!’ So…
Is Rubio looking for a new job?
Marco Rubio, the so-called “Secretary of Everything” in the Trump administration, has vigorously rejected the idea that he is about…
‘The Spectator is always right’
Well, the midterms are over, and the elections were indeed disastrous for Donald Trump’s Republican party. Commentators are now queuing…
Should we listen to Tucker Carlson about nuclear war?
On the eve of the US midterms, strange and dark events have been taking place in Trump’s America. Yesterday, a…
Don’t expect calm after the US midterms
US technology shares were sliding again yesterday. The drop, as the Financial Times puts it, marks ‘a continuation of a…
Donald Trump will never be a lame duck
Of all the rotten clichés in American political discourse, ‘lame duck presidency’ is arguably the worst. It ought to be…
Brace yourselves for Gulfgate…
Russiagate was, famously, something of a damp squib. Donald Trump was never a secret Kremlin asset. Moscow did not internet-brainwash…
The winter of Trumpian discontent is approaching
We seem to be fast approaching the winter of Trumpian discontent. The midterms are approaching, the mood within the White…
The execution will be televised
“Deus Vult.” That, famously, is what the large tattoo on Pete Hegseth’s right bicep says. The phrase, which means “God…
Can superintelligence save Trump?
Donald Trump’s greatest strength is his indefatigability. The grumblings within his administration grow louder. Inflation is stubborn, the price of…
Is Abdul El-Sayed America’s next Obama?
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man…
Peace in Ukraine – or more war in Eastern Europe?
“GREAT NEWS,” hollered @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social yesterday. “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of…
Vance is back in the box seat
“We gotta take care of business this November,” said Vice President J.D. Vance, demurely, at the Republican convention last night,…
The desperation of the ‘Trump Dividend’
‘People don’t need no jobs,’ said Mike Judge’s marvellous comic creation, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. ‘I’m gonna…
The oil field at the heart of Milei’s Falklands threat
If Andy Burnham were looking for a quick popularity boost, he might decide to order the deployment of a flotilla…
The mystery of Melania
Are Donald Trump and his wife secretly estranged – or is Melania just a bit strange? That somewhat grubby question…
AOC, the radical for normies
According to the prediction betting markets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now favourite to be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Given that…
Francesca Hong’s defeat won’t stop the Democratic Socialists
So, at time of writing, it looks as if voters don’t want to cancel Thanksgiving – on balance, at least.…
Is Scott Bessent America’s most important diplomat?
The most important American in the world right now might not be Donald Trump. It could be Scott Bessent, the…
My debt to Rod Liddle
Rod Liddle got me into journalism. We always had The Spectator lying around the house when I was young. I soon…
The radical left-wing takeover of the Democrats is nearly complete
Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan…
Will Trump’s ‘massive attack’ be on Yemen?
It is my solemn duty to report that, as ever in Trumpworld, the news zone has flooded and we are…
Does the Donroe Doctrine support Argentina on the Falklands?
So FIFA is going to take action against the Argentinian players for unfurling their “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner after…
The Trump monotony
One of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths is his ability to repeat himself endlessly. It takes some doing. At 9 p.m.…
America is still gripped by the gerontocracy
What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that…
