Donald Trump
Trump’s rambling Iran address was full of wishful thinking
In his nationwide address on Wednesday, Donald Trump could not have been clearer about the course of the Iran war. It’s not ending…
Trump touts the successes of his war for peace
“Ceasefire!” Some people worried that President Trump was taking to the air waves tonight in order to declare a ceasefire with Iran. That, clearly,…
Trump’s presence won’t sway the Supreme Court
For the first time in memory – and perhaps in history – an American president has attended a Supreme Court…
The three options facing Trump in Iran
As Trump contemplates a ground operation in Iran, he will be reckoning with the ghosts of previous western “excursions” in…
Will Trump strike a ‘final blow’ on Iran?
Will America’s ground invasion of Iran begin in the early hours of tomorrow? Everybody knows, by now, that Trump likes…
Why every president ignores Congress on war
Is there a plausible legal basis for going to war with Iran? Senate Democrats say no, and late yesterday forced…
King Charles’s US state visit was never in doubt
Mark Twain famously wrote that “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated”, and similar rumors have proliferated about King…
Are Republicans trying to lose the midterms?
Are congressional Republicans absolutely determined to forfeit this November’s midterm elections? It sure looks that way. The GOP would hardly…
How Trump and FIFA’s Gianni Infantino teamed up to rebrand peace
When you attend the court of King Donald, it’s important to genuflect. Unfamiliar foreigners in need of pointers can look…
Last waltz for Trump’s Hungarian friends?
Walking by Hungary’s immense neo-Gothic parliament building in Budapest’s Kossuth Square, one of Cockburn’s travelling companions sidles up to him.…
The truth about Robert Mueller
In the pantheon of Trump adversaries, Robert Mueller may rank at the very top. Everything about Mueller – his rectitude, his…
Trump should ditch the faux concern for the people of Iran
Live long enough and all your cherished memories of childhood will end up besmirched somehow. For many of us Boomers…
Inside blockaded Cuba, life is getting odder by the day
It’s nearly two months since Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a total oil blockade on Cuba, and life…
Can the special relationship survive Trump?
Since this calamitous Iran war began, there’s been endless talk in Britain about our ‘special relationship’ (often capitalised) with the…
Iran isn’t Trump’s only ‘imminent threat’
President Trump thought it would be a cakewalk. Far from capitulating, his nemesis seems to be on the comeback trail. Gabbard…
Why Iran will hasten MAGA’s demise
Readers may disagree with the cover line of this issue. Pronouncing “the end of Trumpism” feels somewhat similar to declaring…
Why is America always at war?
Sizable minorities on both the left and the right want America to intervene in fewer foreign conflicts and to exercise…
‘We don’t know what’s going on or why we’re doing this’: how Trump’s Iran gamble backfired
‘Donald Trump is a complicated person with simple ideas,’ said Kellyanne Conway, the former White House senior counsellor. ‘Way too…
The King is still our Trump card
George III has not been well remembered on either side of the Atlantic. Despite reigning for almost 60 years, in…
‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ is genius marketing
Last Monday, I delivered a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s second-best book: An Inquiry into the…
Those who believe in liberalism must now fight for it
I’m conscious that, just as the easiest way to lose an argument is to mention Hitler, so the easiest way…
Will Iran scupper King Charles’s US state visit?
In April, King Charles is scheduled to visit the United States to mark 250 years since America achieved its independence.…
Can Trump defeat Senate Republicans over the SAVE Act?
I know that the world is focused on Iran but here’s what President Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday about…
Revenge of the cheese-eating surrender monkeys
French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating rose by six points last week. It will likely continue to climb following his…
Will Alberta become the 51st state?
Albertans are very good at keeping things that damage their prosperity out of their province. Take rats, for instance. The…
