Who benefits from John Brennan’s security clearance?
It sure isn’t America.
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Tuesday
Monday
How NATO became the most sacred cow in the barn
Before Trump’s visit the Senate approved by a near-Soviet margin of 97-2 a resolution expressing ‘ironclad’ support for NATO.
Will Trump’s CAPITAL LETTERS keep the world safe?
For the madman approach to work, it has to be unpredictable. Trump’s Twitter aggression isn’t.
Sunday
The conservative judicial revolution
Trump’s administration has been the continuation—and perhaps the climax—of a decades-long march through the judiciary by conservatives.
Friday
The DNC limps towards a laughable midterms slogan
The Democrats are officially “For the People.” Reagan would have advised we run screaming.
Trump flings Putin in his critics’ faces
The Russian president may yet come to Washington, DC, which will only make them madder.
The tragedy of the neocons
It’s the cognitive dissonance, stupid!
Wednesday
Two out of three ain’t bad: Jetlagged Trump’s European roadshow, reviewed
Is the likeliest explanation of Trump’s U-turn really that he’s a Russian agent?
Trump’s fawning performance in Helsinki has only lent credence to the worst theories about him
The legacy of his presidency may be to fortify suspicions of Moscow and his chum Putin.
Tuesday
Why does Teen Vogue applaud when Ash Sarkar says she’s ‘literally a communist’?
It’s astounding to ignore the millions of wasted lives, from the wastelands of Siberia to the blackened piles of human skulls in Cambodia.
Monday
After flirting with Putin, is Trump putting ‘America first’?
The Helsinki summit, which was intended to smooth relations with Moscow, is having the reverse effect.
Friday
What’s the purpose of Trump’s forthcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin?
A diligent press corps is trying to force him to say what he will do or say when he meets his Russian chum. But Trump himself may not really know.
Donald Trump’s press conference was a comic masterpiece
The Commander-in-Chief reduces world politics to an amazing farce, and it’s hard not to kind of love for him for it.
Donald Trump wants to deal with a self-governing Britain post-Brexit — is that such a bad thing?
His fiery interview with The Sun makes clear he is not on board with Theresa May’s flaccid plans.
Admit it, Trump is right about Sadiq Khan
I’m sorry to say this, but Donald Trump really doesn’t think much about Britain at all. He may have some sentimental attachment to Scotland, because of his mother, but we’re not nearly as precious to him as the British like to think. He may be blowing British minds today with his explosive Sun interview, but … Read more
Donald Trump is a news god – but his memory is patchy
One of the myths about Donald Trump is that he’s wildly unpredictable. In media terms, he’s an absolute banker: everywhere he goes, every time he opens his mouth or picks up his smartphone, he gives the press what we want. Take his glorious interview with the Sun this morning. It was timed to perfection. The … Read more
Thursday
The left needs to calm down about Brett Kavanaugh
He’s committed to upholding the law and has meticulously reasoned opinions.
Tuesday
Jim Jordan’s sexual abuse scandal could threaten his conservative colleagues
If the cover-up allegations against the Ohio congressman deepen, it could cause a rift in the caucus.
How #AbolishICE lets Trump win on migration and the border
It didn’t take long for Democratic leading lights to realise that such a sweeping idea on immigration spells death at the ballot-box.
Poor Theresa May. In Trump-speak, ‘very good relationship’ means he can’t stand you
Boris, on the other hand…