‘That was some weird shit,’ George W. Bush is said to have muttered after Donald Trump’s desolate inauguration speech of January 2017. ‘I couldn’t have agreed more,’ wrote Hillary Clinton in What Happened. Americans cannot agree on what has happened to their country, other than that everything has gone wrong. Is it ‘white supremacy’ and … Read more
The ‘Hollywood prince who torched the castle’ is to this decade what Samantha Power was to the last
How highly placed members of one administration mobilised the intelligence services to undermine their successors.
Is the “American Dream”, as Donald Trump claims, dead? Is “America First” a policy of national pride or a dogwhistle to white supremacists? In this week’s books podcast we take the long view. My guest, Sarah Churchwell, excavates the long histories and surprisingly variable meanings of these two phrases in her new book Behold, America: … Read more
The BBC ’ s segment with the former White House strategist wasn ’ t a gotcha interview — and it was the better for it.
Between Ukraine and his associate Evgeny Freidman, it ’ s heating up for the president’s former lawyer.
The debate has been characterised as a step into the 21st century – but the reality is far from it.
Twitter outrage about a few sectarian mugs has left Lionel Shriver glad to be in her fantasy world offline
So much for the “World Peace” that Donald Trump bragged he would create at the June 12 Singapore summit. In a wildly inappropriate letter that veered between a bullying and lachrymose tone, Trump bowed to the inevitable in canceling the summit with Kim Jong-un. He had to do it before Kim did. Already Kim had … Read more
Michael Cohen’s Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
A few years ago I asked Martin Amis about Philip Roth. “All his dildos,” he replied, “he’s not letting it go.” At the time the comment struck me as harsh, but this morning when I saw the sad news of Roth’s death I remembered it with a little amusement. I understood what Amis was getting at: Roth … Read more
A gynaecologist at one of America ’s top universities is in the midst of a sexual assault scandal. Now its students and faculty are demanding change.
So much for the Nobel Peace Prize that Donald Trump said “everyone thinks” he should receive. The New York Times reports that Trump is starting to get second thoughts about visiting Singapore on June 12 to hold a summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Trump boasted earlier that if they cut a deal, Kim would … Read more
As the mid-terms approach, the Democrats are divided and dwindling. The GOP’s hand is getting stronger.
The less we hear about the Royal family, the better. With Meghan and Harry, this is exactly the reverse of what we’ll get.
Here in the English-speaking world, the hours after work and before dinner are known as the ‘reverse commute’. We spend these hours standing on trains, sitting in cars, or pedaling for our lives. Over there in France, these hours are called the ‘cinq à sept’. Although they may also involve being pressed up against other … Read more
Finally House Republicans are standing up to the president — and all it took was a Chinese phone company.
Because we’re living under the New Misogyny
The nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show the depth of American royalism.
By ceasing its promotion of R. Kelly and XXXTentacion’s music, Spotify aims to show its users that they are headed towards the moral promised land.
