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Richard Nixon took the high road in 1960. Donald Trump should now
‘You gotta swallow this one, they stole it fair and square.’ That’s a Republican hack speaking to Richard Nixon, as…
Emmanuel Macron’s Trumpian transformation
This new world disorder is distorting our vision, so please excuse an apparently fatuous question. Is Emmanuel Macron turning into…
Joe Biden wins the presidency
Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. Decision Desk HQ, a non-partisan election results site, declared…
The subtle sexism of ‘feminist’ Democrats
Over the past five years, we’ve seen an endless stream of hand-wringing and hysteria around the misogyny of Donald Trump.…
Who’s excited about a Biden presidency?
‘You all…declare me dead. Guess what? I ain’t dead. I’m not going to die.’ That was Joe Biden back in…
Joe Biden should prepare for gridlock
The Democratic Party was anticipating a blue wave this fall, a victory of such magnitude that Republicans would be spending…
Europe’s cities are becoming a refuge for Islamist extremists
Britain’s terror threat level has been upgraded to ‘severe’ this week, following jihadist attacks in both France and Austria. Raising…
Trump doubles down on unfounded election claims
Tensions over the election outcome are escalating in the United States, as President Donald Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. Nearly…
A Trump loss will overshadow a catastrophic election for the Democrats
Joe Biden looks to be on his way to the White House. There will be recounts, and legal challenges and…
Gone with the wind: why electricity shortages are becoming the norm
If it wasn’t miserable enough being told that I have to spend the next month at home, now I have…
Boris can’t afford a third lockdown
Boris Johnson is holding a press conference at 5 p.m. on the new England-wide lockdown. This follows last night’s vote…
The 2020 election could be a bigger scandal than Russiagate
I am happy to see that President Trump is acting on the maxim of the month: don’t concede if you…
The Bank of England’s terrifying economic projections
The Bank of England includes as one of its ‘conditioning assumptions’ in its forecasts today that the Bank Rate –…
The activist left has been neutered for now
At the time of writing, several key states are still tabulating or finding votes (depending on what side of the…
Why Democrats should abandon coercive progressivism
The first rule of Pundit Club is: election results always mean what your political prejudices want them to mean. Since…
Donald Trump is preparing to strike his greatest deal yet
A New Yorker cartoon shows Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit. Until last night, his enemies could enjoyably salivate over…
While Trump ran a good campaign, Biden ran an even better one
Give Donald Trump credit for waging a shrewd reelection campaign in the face of the pandemic, a tanking economy and…
A fractious America weakens the global order
The countries that formerly composed the Soviet Union states are predominantly divided into three camps: those still strongly affiliated with…
Pollsters should shut up shop after this election disaster
High Street chains are closing all the time. The restaurant chains are shutting their doors. The gyms are going out…
The integrity of the Constitution must be protected
As I write this, the outcome of the US presidential election remains undecided. To judge by media reports, it may…
Donald Trump’s remarkable victory
Despite the suspension of vote-counting in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin, President Trump leads in all of those…
A hidin’ for Biden?
It’s not over till the senile guy talks gibberish. It might not be over for days. The election may shift…
Trump’s Latino outreach has paid off – big time
While many swing states still hang in the balance, it’s Florida that has shifted decisively to Donald Trump. As I…
America gets the divided election result it deserves
The 2020 U.S. presidential race was an ugly, ferocious dogfight. So it only makes sense for the contest to end…
How trump can win the election
As of 1:00 a.m. on Election Night, assuming Montana and Alaska go to Donald Trump and Nevada goes to Joe…
