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Donald Trump isn’t mad
It is alarming how psychiatric diagnoses have crept into the political commentary. Donald Trump, we’ve been told, has narcissistic personality…
Trump’s Art of the Executive Order
The Executive Order is political weakness at its most powerful. The spectacle of Donald Trump adding his Sharpie-stroke to the…
Britain isn’t racist
In the last few months we’ve been told that Britain is a fundamentally racist society, that the colour of your…
Britain: summer flu is now more deadly than Covid
Britain is, of course, in the middle of a deadly pandemic of a novel infectious disease. It’s just that it…
How dangerous is Covid? A Swedish doctor’s perspective
I want to preface this article by stating that it is entirely anecdotal and based on my experience working as…
Can Taiwan pull off its China gamble?
When Alex Azar, the US health secretary, arrived in Taipei on Sunday, he became the highest-ranking US official to visit…
Should Kamala Harris pay reparations?
What do Stokely Carmichael, Harry Belafonte, Colin Powell, Sidney Poitier and Busta Rhymes have in common? And how are Beyoncé,…
Lebanon’s existential crisis
It had to happen. On Monday evening, just under a week after 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a…
Joe Biden should debate
Why would a benevolent God deny us the prospect of a debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? As the…
Don’t hold your breath for an Ilhan Omar upset
Ilhan Omar haters have whipped themselves into a hopeful frenzy thinking the first Somali American woman to serve in Congress…
The UK’s incoherent Channel migrant strategy
I saw a little cloud no bigger than a man’s fist that was coming in from the sea, reported the…
How Covid spread in Sweden’s care homes
Why did Covid prove so lethal in care homes? Between 2 March and 12 June, there were 66,112 deaths of…
The BBC only has itself to blame for the licence fee mess
For an organisation that likes to be popular these are troubling times for the BBC. This month the Corporation started…
There is no ‘do no harm’ VP pick
If you’ve kept half an eye on the ‘who will it be?’ story that is the Democratic party’s vice-presidential nomination,…
How many years of life did lockdown save – or destroy?
It’s official – lockdown will eventually have a greater impact on our lives and health than Covid-19 itself. That, at…
Belarus’s regime is nearing collapse
It’s hard to believe Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko will retain his half-affectionate, half-exasperated nickname ‘Batka’ (Dad) after his re-election yesterday in…
The Lib Dem paradox
Are the Lib Dems finished? It’s not the first time that question has been asked. In fact, it’s a fairly…
The Greens turn red
The Green party has nominated Howie Hawkins to the presidency of the United States. But Hawkins’s victory has seemed preordained…
The Democrats want a Cold War, but will they get a civil war?
With the Swamp lovingly tended under the Obama/Biden administration, the Democrats sense a chance to end President Trump and carry…
New York vs NRA — and the silencing of dissent
On Thursday morning, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association. According to James,…
Herd immunity is still key in the fight against Covid-19
Open or close? Open the schools and close the pubs? Open bowling alleys but not skating rinks? Allow open restaurants…
Why are black Americans likelier to die of COVID than Latinos?
Only part of the dramatic racial differences in age-adjusted COVID-19 death rates can be explained by racial differences. The remainder reflects a substantially lower black…
Meet Gen Z GOP, a group of confused liberals
Meet the hip new Republican youth group: ‘Gen Z GOP’. Media outlets welcomed the group with open arms. NeverTrumper Bill…
Will HSBC protect its pro-democracy staff in Hong Kong?
Noel Quinn, the chief executive of HSBC, declines to say whether his bank will disown pro-democracy staff who fall foul…
What’s on the agenda?
Donald Trump has been tight-lipped about his second-term agenda, preferring to speak about the past accomplishments of his administration when…
