Donald Trump
High life
New York I have never seen anything like it. If Adolf Hitler were running for president, he would match…
Lumped with Trump
His choice of running mate could heal the rift with the neocons
The imposter
Following Tuesday night’s Indiana primaries, the race for the Republican nomination is effectively over. Talk of Donald Trump being overhauled…
Portrait of the week
Home Naz Shah MP was suspended from the Labour Party after the blogger Guido Fawkes revealed that in 2014, nine…
Diary
I am no admirer of Donald Trump — not because he is a doomsayer and professional patriot but because he…
A right mess
Conservatism is having a nervous breakdown
Long may we laugh at our absurd demagogues
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…
Whoever invented referendums needs a kicking
My favourite quote of the year so far comes from the author Fay Weldon. ‘If this were an all-woman society,’…
The Greek Donald Trump
Why does the Republican party loathe Donald Trump? Because Trump is the ultimate loose cannon, beholden to no one. And…
I have seen the future, and it’s a racist, filthy-mouthed teenage robot
‘I’m a nice person,’ said the robot. ‘I just hate everybody.’ Maybe you know the feeling. The robot in question…
The Clintons made Trump
And that’s why I’ll never vote for Hillary
Why Trump prevailed
The political climate that brought about his rise is in fact a worldwide phenomenon
American Notebook
I have been driving many hundreds of miles across America, interviewing Vietnam veterans for a book. Though I have been…
Portrait of the week
Home An official analysis by the Cabinet Office said that if Britain left the EU it would lead to a…
Diary
Just as the presidential race in America started to get really crazy, I left for India. On the morning of…
The Spectator’s notes
The government, or at least David Cameron’s bit of it, seems to think that trade is something that takes place…
Land of the Donald
Welcome to Trump’s America, where greed is great and viciousness beautiful
High life
The rich are under attack nowadays, never more so than in America, where The Donald continues to trump his critics,…
Two big hitters leave the crease
Two great men have just bowed out from their chosen trades and it is bloody sad. The New Zealand cricket…
Dealing with The Donald
Don’t blame the voters – this is a monster of the GOP’s making
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that if Britain left the European Union, France could stop allowing British officials…
Diary
While browsing in Barter Books, the wonderful secondhand bookshop in Alnwick that is fast becoming a national institution, I came…
How Bernie trumps Hillary
They’re both very old, but Sanders won the youth vote
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in Wiltshire about a letter from Donald Tusk, the president of…
The Donald isn’t dead yet
If Donald Trump had won in Iowa on Monday night, everybody would still be saying what a brilliant candidate he…
