Donald Trump
My French lesson has taken a most unexpected turn
‘Alas, David can’t be here this afternoon,’ I told the French teacher as she let me into her light and…
Is Macron the new Trump?
For the last three months journalists across the world have been missing the curious mix of bombast, arrogance, untruths and showmanship…
Walls go up after the Berlin Wall comes down
In her 2017 travelogue Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, the writer and poet Kapka Kassabova meets Emel,…
Donald Trump tightens his grip on the Republican party
‘Do you miss me yet,’ Donald Trump asked the crowd in his opening remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference…
What Trump's acquittal means for the future of American politics
Former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate today, in what has turned out to be the shortest impeachment…
Trump is being defended by Foghorn Leghorn
We weren’t long into Bruce Castor’s opening speech defending Donald Trump in his impeachment trial before we knew it was…
The Trump Show enters its final season
There is no point denying it — The Trump Show, the craziest comedy the God of TV has ever produced, has…
For Democrats, the Capitol assault was the gift that keeps on giving
As events recede, they change. When Donald Trump’s unhinged endgame culminated in a popular assault on the Capitol, most Americans…
The big tech bullies
I was in the kitchen preparing the family’s dinner when the inauguration of Joe Biden was on TV, so I…
Letters: Don’t overlook the Trumpisms
Canterbury tales Sir: Having opened my copy of The Spectator upon arrival in the post, I read your article ‘Welby’s…
No, Spike Lee: Donald Trump is not like Hitler
I wish people would stop comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Not because I’m worried about Trump’s feelings — he’s…
At last, America has a gaffe-prone president again
The welcome return of the gaffe-prone president
Where will the American right turn now?
Here’s a trick question: who said the following, and when? ‘Serious questions have arisen about the accuracy and reliability of…
How cults crumble
There’s something creepy about the way we call Donald Trump fans a cult, then watch them hungrily, hoping they’ll do…
Can Joe Biden heal America?
The challenges ahead for President Biden go beyond governing
Biden's trans rights agenda is bad news for women and girls
Joe Biden has wasted little time grabbing rights from women and girls across America. On day one, he signed an Executive Order…
A Trump comeback? Don't bet on it
He did it. Donald Trump made it through four years, not an accomplishment many of his detractors thought he would…
Good luck to Joe Biden. He'll need it
It’s official: the inauguration is over, the speeches have been given, and political power in the United States has been…
Trump's exit is an opportunity to ditch the nuclear 'football'
Among the most alarming episodes during Donald J. Trump’s tumultuous final weeks in the White House was an announcement by…
What will Joe Biden do about North Korea?
Kim Jong-un marked the new year by treating North Koreans to several days of lengthy speeches followed by a display…
Trauma has become as American as apple pie
Gstaad Lord Belhaven and Stenton, a wonderful man and the quintessential English gentleman, died at 93 just before the end…
The political power of America’s First Dogs
From the moment Donald Trump’s presidency began, he was lacking something. But Joe Biden is about to make up for…
My memories of Sir David Barclay
Even with its 27 amendments, the US Constitution is only 7,591 words. I keep it beside me, and find in…
From Trumpism to lockdown, people believe in the craziest things
Following his disgruntled supporters’ rampage through the Capitol, Donald Trump’s fate hangs in the balance. But one artefact of this…
The tech supremacy: Silicon Valley can no longer conceal its power
Can anyone stand up to big tech?
