Gavin Newsom is an oil slick on the crest of the so-called ‘Blue Wave’
Tomorrow Californian Democrats will anoint the straight, white progressive prince of the San Francisco Bay as their chosen one.
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Tuesday
Sorry Ron Radosh, Spygate really is the biggest political scandal in the history of the United States
If your pet conspiracy turns out to be real, as sometimes does happen, then you are no longer a ‘conspiracy theorist.’
Monday
Should Germany expel American ambassador Richard Grenell?
The diplomat’s comments to Breitbart have caused German politicians to question his suitability.
Saturday
Dinesh D’Souza’s pardon may be political, but that isn’t Donald Trump’s fault
The president is showing loyalty to conservatives who believe he was wrongfully prosecuted and punished.
Thursday
Jeff Sessions is the loneliest man in Washington
The Attorney General was supposed to catch the snakes slithering into the White House.
Forgive Dinesh D’Souza — he knows exactly what he’s done
Three theories on why the conservative author received a presidential pardon.
Forgive Dinesh D’Souza — he knows exactly what he’s done
Three theories on why the conservative author received a presidential pardon.
Who is the mysterious sociologist following Richard Spencer around?
And why has she signed an NDA with his think-tank?
Thursday
Trump is having a very loud public meltdown – all thanks to Michael Cohen
Between Ukraine and his associate Evgeny Freidman, it ’ s heating up for the president’s former lawyer.
Ireland’s abortion referendum has been horrifically one-sided
It will, as one pro-life campaigner told me, take an act of God to swing the Irish referendum for the No side tomorrow. I’m all for referendums but this one has been so wildly unbalanced as to make the Brexit campaign look almost effete in its regard for impartiality and fair play. The polls suggest a win for the Yes side, on repealing the eighth amendment to the Irish constitution which protects the right to life of the unborn – something around the 44-32 per cent margin according to the last Irish Times poll. It’s a big deal, abortion. But there is not one political party that represents the No side
I like a fight too much. That’s why I’ll never go on social media
During a dozen years in Belfast I collected a number of political coffee mugs, hailing from both sides of the divide. Unionist designs including the heartbreakingly punctuated ‘Ulster Say’s No’ (not merely to the Anglo-Irish Agreement; no to everything) and the impressively witty ‘Reservoir Prods’: four toughs in shades identified as ‘Mr Orange’ and ‘Mr Boyne’, etc. The republican mugs exhibit no such sense of humour, which won’t surprise you. Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams stare sternly from their porcelain. Worse, the mugs from the Sinn Fein bookshop are cheaply decorated with decals, which are less robust than the inked unionist ones, and tend to melt in the dishwasher. I
Wednesday
Did Ukraine bribe its way into the White House?
Michael Cohen’s Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
Monday
Why America First beats the party of Bernie Sanders
As the mid-terms approach, the Democrats are divided and dwindling. The GOP’s hand is getting stronger.
Tuesday
Why Christopher Steele should spill the beans
Lawyers representing the ex-spook-turned-private-investigator Christopher Steele were in action yesterday at London’s High Court. In a rather convoluted turn of events, BuzzFeed, who published Steele’s leaked dossier on links relating to Trump and Moscow, is now seeking to question the author “on the dossier as a whole” because of the document’s importance in the “public’s … Read more
John Bolton really is in charge
The opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem was nothing short of a dark Mass. A ceremony that should have marked the monumental achievement of the Jewish people was instead consecrated in blood. Seated courtside was the man who perhaps more than any other made the embassy happen: Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate. Back in Washington, his man … Read more
Will Trump end the Mueller inquiry or will the Mueller inquiry end Trump?
May 17, 2017 started out as any other day in Donald Trump’s Washington. Men and women in suits with briefcases walked into work, ready to meet clients or do business. The day, however, proved to be the very beginning of Trump’s troubles, with the appointment of a special counsel to look into allegations of collusion … Read more
Monday
Is Trump preparing to sell out South Korea?
Maybe President Trump has finally given up on his cherished dream of Vladimir Putin as his new best friend. It seems that Kim Jong-un is supplanting him in his affections. Even as Trump tries to up the ante with Iran, his top officials are playing kissy-face with North Korea. Fears are swirling in Washington that … Read more
Saturday
Trump is on a roll. But is it all artifice?
On June 12 Donald Trump will meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Trump is ebullient. “World Peace” is what he will seek, according his Twitter account. Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sounding a more cautious note: “We hope this meeting will advance prospects for peace in the Korean Peninsula.” Trump’s euphoric tone is more reminiscent … Read more
Friday
John McCain is right about Gina Haspel
John McCain is a victim of hypocrisy. His allies in Washington and admirers in the national media praise him as the conscience of the nation, even as they betray him in his last desperate battle against the normalisation of torture. After a White House communications staffer, Kelly Sadler, joked that McCain’s views don’t matter because … Read more
Thursday
Europe’s leaders need Trump more than they wish to admit
America, meet your European allies in the effort to contain Iran: Emmanuel Macron of France, Theresa May of Britain, and Angela Merkel of Germany. Think of them as the Three M’s. Or perhaps the Three Wise Monkeys. Or even, as the Wise Monkeys are sometimes known, and would probably prefer to be called, the Three … Read more
