Will a new era of tariffs really stop China’s rise?
If free trade and globalization enabled Communist China to become a superpower, will a new era of tariffs and trade…
Labour’s grooming gangs position is contemptible
We do not know exactly how many girls have been raped by so-called ‘grooming gangs’. We do not know the…
Watch: Nandy changes her tune on Trump trade deal
Hypocrisy is in the air this morning! As the tariff war between China and the US rages on, Sir Keir…
Trump is going to give us a thousand years of woke
I try to avoid expressing strong opinions on foreign party politics, because I enjoy the luxury of not having to.…
Angus goes to the mattresses, majority don’t like Adam
Your Correspondent in Canberra: It was quite the day in the election campaign. Adam Bandt addressed a sparse-looking crowd at…
Ireland is looking terrifyingly vulnerable to Trump’s trade war
The Irish government has spent a lot of time trying to reassure voters that they have little to fear from…
What is Labour doing to fix the grooming gangs scandal?
Thank God for Katie Lam. Yesterday the government tried to conduct a grubby betrayal of thousands of young girls groomed…
Meghan Markle’s new podcast is just toe-curling and unsubtle dross
At the beginning of the debut episode of Meghan Markle’s new podcast, she is keen to assert her own identity.…
Keith Windschuttle remembered
Yesterday evening, Keith Windschuttle died after a prolonged battle with ill health. The legacy of a creative is best expressed…
Tinkering with the electric car mandate won’t help manufacturers
Presumably, some future government will have to reverse the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in…
What caused Birmingham’s bin strikes?
Yes, as Wes Streeting says, it is ‘unacceptable’ for rubbish to be left piling up on the streets of Birmingham…
My DC bunker
Washington, DC My office this week has been the Starbucks on Capitol Hill. Any random subscriber to my Substack can…
Can the Democrats rediscover themselves in the age of Trump?
Even on the placid streets of London’s Mayfair, James Carville cannot find peace. “Every five minutes I get stopped and…
The Democrats have a voter problem
Data scientist David Shor has a message for Democrats: “Your problem with young men is worse than you think.” Shor…
The Democratic war machine
To understand what’s wrong with the American left and the Democratic party – two different but entwined things, to be…
Will Trump take a punt on Puntland?
As a man who views the world as one big real-estate portfolio, Donald Trump sees the potential in northern Somalia’s…
How DEI destroyed itself
Those who wonder why more Americans haven’t risen up in rebellion against the Trump administration’s assault on affirmative action, its…
Why is America so unhappy?
According to the annual World Happiness Report (WHR), America has dropped to 24th in the rankings, down from 11th in…
How Palm Beach became Wall Street South
Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is now, officially, “Wall Street South.” So says the local Business Development Board, which adds…
The importance of the Band-Aid
Alexandria, Virginia Back in February, the first grader sustained a scrape that left a tiny red dot on her leg.…
The dog that haunts Russ Benzin
Batavia, New York Fifty-five years after his Vietnam-era military service ended, Russ Benzin remains haunted. Not, thank God, by memories…
Why are Europeans so untroubled by their ignorance of America?
Laramie, Wyoming Americans are infamous on the eastern side of the Atlantic for knowing little or nothing about European culture,…
The joy of French school lunches
Since moving to France, one of my greatest pleasures has been rushing to pick up my two grandchildren from the…
Fishy business
Britain’s most popular fish comes with batter, not scales – but America can virtuously say its favorite fish is salmon.…
The Sazerac: an old favorite… from New Orleans
As the Super Bowl rolled into New Orleans, with Kendrick Lamar and his flared jeans in tow, I was thinking…
