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Oh, there’s Hunter…
Res ipse loquitur. What a card Joe Biden is. Here he is to Fox News a year ago: ‘I have…
The Barrett hearings show the Democrats have wised up since Kavanaugh
There was nothing original about Amy Coney Barrett’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee other than her incessant professions of…
How new Covid restrictions are stalling the economy
The theory behind a V-shaped recovery relied on the assumption that the economy would open up almost as quickly as…
Donald Trump is running out of time
Donald Trump was bewildered, frustrated, and downright exasperated. Addressing a crowd of red-hatted, hard-core MAGA supporters last night in Johnstown,…
Tiphaine Auzière and the panic inside the Élysée
Will the presidency of Emmanuel Macron open the door to a political dynasty in France? He has no children, so…
A medic’s case against another lockdown
‘Do no harm’ are three words all doctors must follow in the course of their work. These words make me…
‘No fair basis’ for canceling presidential debate, says Scott Atlas
White House coronavirus task force member Dr Scott Atlas said during a Tuesday interview with The Spectator there was ‘no…
Donald Trump is a medieval king
What the hell are we all going to talk about when he’s gone? That’s the barely disguised fear of wonks and analysts,…
Inside Boris Johnson’s Zoom call with Tory MPs
As Tory MPs vent over the government’s new three-tier coronavirus system, Boris Johnson appeared this evening before his party for an…
Germany’s growing Covid revolt
Germany is edging towards revolt. Twelve of the country’s 16 federal states have brought in ‘accommodation bans’, forbidding travellers in high-risk areas from…
The GOP’s Faustian bargain with Trump pays off
I don’t know who is going to win the election. I write this on the fourth anniversary of the Billy Bush Access…
The curious case of the man who caught COVID twice
Does catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus give us immunity from further infection by the virus or can we catch it a…
Is Britain really a nation of lockdown-lovers?
A quick read of the polls, and you would be forgiven for thinking we are a nation of lockdown-lovers, clamouring…
Do you want a Trump or Biden economy?
It would be great if the President was an icon of virtue and goodness, but he isn’t. As much as…
Johnson tightens Covid rules
After weeks of speculation over the government’s new Covid restrictions grading system, the Prime Minister today announced the details. Addressing…
Spain’s bureaucracy may not survive Covid
Sancho Panza’s long-cherished ambition was to become a politician. He wanted to be installed as governor of an island; Don…
How likely are you to catch Covid on a plane?
It is little surprise to see the International Air Transport Association (IATA) claiming that the risk of catching Covid-19 on a…
How strict will the new Covid restrictions be?
I have a few points to make about the new three tier system to be announced today for restricting our…
Sales of The Spectator surge towards 100,000
When The Spectator returned furlough money during lockdown, we set ourselves a new target. Rather than take taxpayer subsidy, we’d try…
Bad Kshama: meet Seattle’s worst socialist
Seattle In Max Frisch’s 1953 absurdist play The Fire Raisers, a well-off family in an unnamed town invites a man…
Were there any links between Cambridge Analytica, Russia and Brexit?
In July 2018, Elizabeth Denham – the woman in charge of enforcing the UK’s laws on data protection – appeared…
Covid has not ‘overwhelmed’ French hospitals — yet
Britain is often said to be two weeks behind France in the new Covid wave — so how bad are…
Retire the Commission on Presidential Debates
Two-hundred-and-thirty-three. That is the combined age of the three co-chairs of the Commission on Presidential Debates, an organization which has…
The Democratic art of magical thinking
I should clear up one thing straight away. I do not believe that Joe Biden is guilty of magical thinking.…
Rishi lays the groundwork for tougher Covid restrictions
There was a time when the announcement of new Treasury spending tended to spell good news. However, these days it…
