Freddy Gray

Freddy Gray is deputy editor of The Spectator. He was formerly literary editor of The American Conservative.

Why is Trump beating Kamala to the Arab vote?

23 October 2024 5:03 am

Some experts believe that Donald Trump is on course to win a bigger share of the African American vote in…

Donald Trump is bringing the joy at just the right moment

21 October 2024 10:30 pm

Donald Trump is many things. Most of all, he is the quintessential American entrepreneur. He sees the upside in everything.…

Trump’s Chicago interview was magnificently weird

16 October 2024 5:41 pm

Kamala Harris has been criticising Donald Trump for ducking interviews. Today, however, she avoided a sit-down with the Economic Club…

Kamala Harris’s ‘Joe Biden’ problem

15 October 2024 12:28 am

As Hurricane Milton battered Florida last week, Kamala Harris did her best to look and sound presidential. The Vice President…

Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview was Prince Andrew-like in its awfulness

8 October 2024 7:25 pm

Somebody give Bill Whitaker a prize. In his 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, which aired last night, the CBS…

What is Melania Trump up to?

5 October 2024 10:00 am

For eight years, Melania Trump has done a brilliant job of keeping us all guessing. Is she, as gossips have…

J.D. Vance dominated the VP debate

2 October 2024 6:23 pm

To manage expectations in the run-up to last night’s debate, Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, let it be…

Joe Biden’s dishonest farewell tour

25 September 2024 3:28 am

‘Some things are more important than staying in power,’ Joe Biden just told the United Nations, and the General Assembly…

Donald Trump could have the last laugh on crypto

17 September 2024 9:38 pm

A day after nearly being shot again, the 78-year-old Donald Trump is once more being mocked for sounding like a…

What doesn’t kill Trump makes him stronger

16 September 2024 9:16 am

As if there hadn’t been enough drama in America in 2024, Donald Trump has survived another assassination attempt. The attempted…

There’s still everything to play for in America’s election

14 September 2024 9:00 am

The first presidential debate of 2024 changed history by killing off Joe Biden’s career. The second presidential debate was nowhere…

No, Joe Biden is not a latter-day George Washington

8 September 2024 7:30 pm

George Clooney this week praised Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 election as ‘the most selfless thing that…

Kamala Harris and the audacity of desperation

5 September 2024 10:00 am

Barack Obama wrote The Audacity of Hope. The Kamala Harris story of 2024 could be called The Audacity of Desperation. Her brief…

Can Kamala Harris bluff her way to the White House?

24 August 2024 9:00 am

Chicago ‘There are no disasters,’ said Boris Johnson, who was born in America. ‘Only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh…

Has RFK just started the NeverHarris movement?

24 August 2024 6:29 am

As recently as July, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was still winning up to 15 per cent support as an independent…

Kamala Harris’s DNC speech was surprisingly good

23 August 2024 4:59 pm

Chicago The Democratic National Convention this week has been all razzle, dazzle and repetition. Endless platitudes about freedom, values, love,…

Sharing riot videos? You’re part of the problem

10 August 2024 9:00 am

We’re told these riots are about immigration, racism, angry Islam, elite blindness and identity politics – and, to a point,…

Is the Trump ‘meltdown’ a Democratic fantasy?

8 August 2024 12:10 am

Talk of Donald Trump ‘meltdowns’ tends to be overblown. For eight years, we’ve been told, frequently, that he’s losing the…

The truth about Kamalamania

30 July 2024 8:18 pm

In a society that worships the self, identity politics is a very powerful force. We see this now in Kamalamania…

Does Donald fear Kamala?

27 July 2024 9:00 am

On Monday, Donald J. Trump sent out an urgent campaign memo. ‘Joe Biden just dropped out of the race, and…

Can anything stop Kamala Harris?

22 July 2024 7:11 pm

‘There are two things that are important in American politics,’ said Mark Hanna. ‘The first is money and I can’t…

Joe Biden’s legacy is one of failure

22 July 2024 4:10 pm

He resisted as they tried to force him away. He showed his defiance. Then, after a struggle, he gave in…

Trump is stronger than ever

20 July 2024 9:00 am

‘You’re gonna be so blessed,’ said Pastor James Roemke, doing a pretty good Donald Trump impersonation in the warm-up to…

Donald Trump sounds sombre – and strange

19 July 2024 5:22 pm

Nobody can blame Donald Trump for a being a little reflective – given the events of the last few days.…

Joe Biden has caught covid at the worst possible time

18 July 2024 5:19 pm

Talk about timing. Joe Biden has caught covid, the White House has announced. The president, who was touring Las Vegas,…