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Will Trump and Netanyahu launch another round of strikes on Iran?
An American political operator contacted me last week, before the blue tidal wave swept aside Donald Trump’s Republicans in Congress,…
Donald Trump’s leadership has become a colossal wreck
‘I’m going to become a Political Pundit, both good and bad, on the reasons these Candidates won and lost!’ So…
What the British right can learn from the midterms
We keep being told that Michigan is the key battleground in the midterms, so where better to begin a rip…
For the first time ever, I voted Republican
Everyone is obsessing about the ‘blue tsunami’. But there is remarkably little about this election that matters. The House and…
What do the midterms mean for 2028?
There’s a wonderful old gospel song called “Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But Mine.” That phrase has never passed the lips of Donald Trump, and he’s not…
Is this the end of the American Experiment?
So how did I do? Pretty poorly. Yesterday, I predicted that the GOP would hold the Senate and maybe pick…
Donald Trump will never be a lame duck
Of all the rotten clichés in American political discourse, ‘lame duck presidency’ is arguably the worst. It ought to be…
Ukraine is much weaker without access to Starlink
The full-scale war in Ukraine began with fast, armored advances that covered hundreds of miles in weeks. Then drones began…
Donald Trump is no friend to conservatives
Perhaps P.J. O’Rourke put it best. When explaining, in 2016, why a self-declared ‘Republican Party Reptile’ was voting for Hillary…
An examination of current trade policies leaves us a bit short-changed
No one disputes that globalisation has created dependencies; but Ed Conway could have dug deeper into the tensions between free trade and mercantilism
Trump’s unconvincing imitators
The recent US adventures in Venezuela and Iran have not, on the American side, wrought the same losses of life and…
A bullying monster: the infamous Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s early mentor
The mob lawyer’s mantra was never apologise or back down – and even though responsible for the execution of the clearly innocent Ethel Rosenberg, he declared: ‘I’d have pulled the lever myself’
The mudslinging midterms
This is not an edifying election. That’s putting it delicately. An honest look at the quality of the candidates and…
AI could make government small again
For decades, we on the liberal right have been sold the fiction that Republican lawmakers are fighting for small government.…
Britain is entering its Rococo period
There were many reasons why John Ruskin hated Rococo. The overly decorated style was a bête noire for the great…
Can superintelligence save Trump?
Donald Trump’s greatest strength is his indefatigability. The grumblings within his administration grow louder. Inflation is stubborn, the price of…
Is Peter Thiel right about the problem of Trump’s presidency?
In Trumpworld, there are whispers that one of the boss’s biggest failings is his choice of personnel. Some claim that…
Trump relives high school with the tech nerds
Yesterday President Trump and a gaggle of tech barons appeared before the press pack on the White House lawn, fresh…
Trump pulls the plug on mainstream TV
The unveiling of President Trump’s new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House yesterday was a curious affair.…
America is not our friend
Imagine, if you will, King Charles in the Deep South. The aesthetics are easy enough: it doesn’t take much to…
Peace in Ukraine – or more war in Eastern Europe?
“GREAT NEWS,” hollered @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social yesterday. “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of…
Who’s afraid of AI?
It’s not often that we get a ringside seat to the Birth of a Narrative. Usually, those overseeing the parturition…
Can Trump and Ireland’s President get along?
I realised I was sat next to the Irish President when she sent back her sandwich for being too spicy.…
Oil at $100 a barrel is a disaster for Trump
When Donald Trump’s political obituary comes to be written, none of his colorful phrases over the years will seem quite…
Why Trump can’t control the price of a burger
Good news, burger lovers. Help is on the way. Last month, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has…
