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An unstable world

3 June 2023 9:00 am

Adapted from interviews with a trainer from Iowa, Scanlan’s novel is a disturbing portrait of violence and squalor behind the scenes at racing stables

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Iowa offers more questions than answers

6 February 2020 3:46 am

The results from Iowa are still trickling in, but however much confusion there is in Des Moines, the choices that…

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NeverTrump 2020 died in Iowa

5 February 2020 8:08 am

In a night that saw a nightmare ending (or beginning) for the Democratic party in Iowa, one thing became resoundingly…

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Iowa Democrats couldn’t have picked a worse time to mess up

5 February 2020 5:10 am

What happened — or didn’t happen — in Iowa last night is unbelievably bad. It is an international embarrassment, one…

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Void the Iowa caucus results

5 February 2020 4:57 am

Perhaps the most annoying response to last night’s Iowa debacle are the haughty scolds from journalists and pundits chastising anyone…

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Why the Iowa voting fiasco matters

4 February 2020 7:35 pm

The Monday night caucuses were the biggest moment in four years for Iowa Democratic Party. They screwed it up beyond…

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Punch-drunk Biden gets a beating in the gym

4 February 2020 5:52 pm

Joe Biden once promised to take Donald Trump behind the gym and beat him up. Early results in the Democratic…

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Chaos wins the Iowa caucus

4 February 2020 5:05 pm

Six months ago, you would have predicted a Joe Biden win in the Iowa caucuses. Four months ago, Pete Buttigieg…

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Warren’s dirty trick against Bernie proves she’s the new Hillary

15 January 2020 8:27 am

The next time Elizabeth Warren offers you a beer, be sure not to turn your back on her lest she…

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Biden’s ‘white supremacist’ answer shows why he’s leading

9 August 2019 8:38 am

‘Why are you so hooked on that?’ Joe Biden asked a reporter in Iowa Thursday. She’d asked him to label…

Sorry establishment Republicans, The Donald isn’t dead yet

6 February 2016 9:00 am

If Donald Trump had won in Iowa on Monday night, everybody would still be saying what a brilliant candidate he…

‘Keep out the Mexicans and al-Qaeda’: with Donald Trump and his fans at the Iowa State Fair

22 August 2015 9:00 am

 The Iowa State Fair ‘Donnnaaallldd!!! Donnnaaaaallldd!!!’ Donald Trump was surrounded by fans. He looked happy. He took a bite out of…