US politics
Barr investigates the investigators
‘OBAMA TAPPED MY PHONES!’ When President Trump blared out this accusation in a series of tweets in March 2017, the White…
Britain’s liberals have fallen out of love with democracy
Every now and then there is a political moment, some event or comment, that reveals just how much society has…
Jeff Bezos isn’t a resistance hero – he’s a ruthless monopolist
It is tempting to view the blow-up between Amazon’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos and David Pecker, publisher of the tabloid…
Donald Trump’s murky past is catching up with him
Washington, DC It was a petulant Donald Trump who appeared at a White House press briefing on Tuesday with the…
At this rate, we’ll have to rename New York
Growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, I took the monuments around the state capitol for granted. The first Confederate soldier…
Obama’s overreach
The US President is in no position to lecture the British about foreign policy
He speaks for America
Don’t fool yourself about the anti-Brexit consensus in the US – or the excellent reasons for it
Dealing with The Donald
Don’t blame the voters – this is a monster of the GOP’s making
Diary
While browsing in Barter Books, the wonderful secondhand bookshop in Alnwick that is fast becoming a national institution, I came…
Sorry, America, but it looks like Joe Biden is your next president
I have a sinking feeling that Joe Biden might be the next president of the United States. In a brilliant…
The man to stop Trump
Republican surprise package Dr Ben Carson has an amazing story to tell. Asking him about policy is a little harder
Iowa notebook
The Iowa State Fair ‘Donnnaaallldd!!! Donnnaaaaallldd!!!’ Donald Trump was surrounded by fans. He looked happy. He took a bite out of…
Asexual
There was a time when my husband, who often addresses the television, would habitually react to Edward Heath’s appearance on…
How Hillary can win it – for the Republicans
New York Remember the fizz around Gordon Brown’s election campaign in 2010? The excitement he brought to the trail? The…
Saying nothing, very well
In June 2009, the good people of South Carolina lost Mark Sanford, their governor. Per his instructions, his staff told…
The Trump slump
Once the Republicans end their embarrassing summer romance, they’re surprisingly well placed to beat Hillary Clinton
Political memorabilia
My first reaction on hearing of Margaret Thatcher’s death in 2013 was: ‘Great — now my autograph from her will…
Where Ukip went wrong
Nigel Farage’s special relationship with an American website, and its part in his party’s sudden meltdown
Letters
The long arm of the FBI Sir: The White House may be less willing than it was to play the…
Unequal struggle
Joseph Stiglitz, the left’s favourite economist,on making the free market work
Hillary’s left turn
If you want to be the Democratic nominee, it’s populism or bust
The man to take on Hillary
Washington DC Bored American reporters are pining for a Democratic primary challenger to step up against Hillary Clinton in…
The real Iran deal
While Obama talks centrifuges in Geneva, Iranian-backed militia are redrawing the map of Iraq
The American tradition
Making up traditions
The quiet revolutionary
Rand Paul combines a dull, reassuring manner with a Ukip-like insurgent appeal. It could take him to the presidency
