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Where is Jared Kushner?
Where is Jared Kushner? In the first Trump term, as senior advisor to the President, he was everywhere and into…
The mullahs mean their threats
I write at the very beginning of July. Where I live in Connecticut, people are unpacking flags and bunting in…
Could Xi Jinping’s time be up?
Stories about Xi Jinping’s father, Xi Zhongxun, are blowing up on social media. He died in 2002, so why the…
How progressivism killed American Protestantism
Mainline Protestantism, once a primary cultural and political pillar of American life, is in freefall. Traditional Protestant denominations – Episcopalians,…
Will we stop Saudi Arabia developing a nuclear weapon?
Though clearly resolved to declare victory over Iran’s nuclear program and move on, Donald Trump has been beset this summer…
Who replaces the ayatollahs if the Iranian regime falls?
The masked gunmen of Jaish al-Adl are probably not the kind of people Donald Trump had in mind when he…
Why President Trump can’t stop talking to reporters
The best time to call is the weekend. Or early in the morning. Or late at night. Definitely not when…
The lessons of Ron Paul
As Elon Musk feuds with Donald Trump and looks to launch a political party of his own – the America…
Can Clarksdale find its mojo again?
When Bubba O’Keefe announced he was running for mayor of Clarksdale this spring, there was a mixed response. This dirt-poor,…
Who’s buying up Palm Beach?
Donald Trump continues to make news in his hometown. This is what you would expect, but it’s not all plain…
California is doomed
Why is anyone even remotely interested in regime-changing a nasty, far-away foreign country that hates America when there is a…
The Erie Canal at 200
I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal She’s a good old worker and…
The problem with Greta Thunberg
Like Agatha Christie’s “rescuer from the sea,” Greta Thunberg swept upon Gaza to save the starving, the homeless, the bombed…
Eric Trump is storming the cider industry
When a name as famous as “Trump” is smacked on the side of a bottle in dazzling gold letters, one…
How to café hop like a Parisian
You will be familiar with the 1930s line, “Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun.” Whenever…
What your choice of drink says about you
In my early twenties, nothing felt more sophisticated than drinking a French 75 at the bar. No matter that it…
Priorat wines offer a truly religious experience
There is a deep quiet to be found in Escaladei, a village high up in the mountainous Priorat region of…
The wait is worth it at Le Veau d’Or
The story of the golden calf is preserved in Exodus 32. Moses had gone up into the mountains to see…
‘I don’t build new restaurants’: an interview with Tyler Florence
As a child, the chef and television host Tyler Florence had 42 different listed allergies. It wasn’t until he was…
Starmer’s veteran woes are just beginning
As hundreds of veterans marching past the Cenotaph brought Whitehall to a halt yesterday afternoon, inside parliament a debate was…
My zucchini seedling scheme
Véronique arrives 45 minutes late, a vision of practiced nonchalance and rustic affectation in a loose-fitting linen smock dress, clutching…
Bribing motorists to buy electric vehicles is an expensive mistake
At last, the government has found a use for that large pile of surplus money which has been causing it…
Rachel Reeves’s ‘Big Bang’ is doomed
We probably won’t see the return of shoulder pads, big hair, or yuppies swilling champagne in the bars around Liverpool…
How Trump can win the Nobel Peace Prize
Openly, President Trump has expressed a desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This is understandable. It is “the world’s…
We’ve missed an important clue about The Salt Path fiasco
When the truth of Raynor Winn’s The Salt Path was called into question, many commentators jumped in with both feet;…
