Is Donald Trump really anti-abortion?
It seems that Trump changes his tune depending on who he is talking to
Theresa may
Sunday
Wednesday
Let Trump speak!
Addressing the House of Commons is indeed an ‘earned honor’…one the American president deserves
Friday
Brexit, Trump’s wall, and the cynical inertia of the political class
In our democracies, politicians won’t do what people want
Thursday
Brexit explained
It’s a disaster, and it’s not over yet
Monday
Third time’s the charm? We could be heading for another vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal
The withdrawal agreement went down by 149 votes — at the worst end of expectations
What is behind the British PM’s threat to Russia?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has given Russia until Wednesday to explain why a nerve agent that it has developed was used in an attack in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She told the House of Commons that it was ‘highly likely’ that Russia was responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. She said that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had summoned the Russian Ambassador and put it to him that were only two explanations for what had happened, one that the Russian government itself was responsible or that Moscow has lost control of its stock of deadly nerve agents. I think it is safe to assume that no explanation, at
Wednesday
The beginning is nigh
20 predictions for 2019
Thursday
The confusion of the Confucians
Kissinger is right about Trump, of course
Thursday
Was Theresa May attacking Trump, or a blond populist closer to home?
The Prime Minister’s UN gambit exposes her as an unreliable, unsuitable partner
Friday
Donald Trump’s press conference was a comic masterpiece
Donald Trump never fails to amuse. He is very, very funny. You can say that he should be no laughing matter – he’s the most powerful man in the world, his words and actions are deadly serious, and you’d probably be right. But then, I mean, just look at him – listen to him. He reduces world politics to an amazing farce, and it’s impossible not to love for him slightly for it. What sane person could possibly watch today’s press conference with Theresa May and not crack up? It was a comic masterpiece. Take, for instance, when he described the relationship between Britain and the US as ‘in terms
Tuesday
Poor Theresa May. In Trump-speak, ‘very good relationship’ means he can’t stand you
Uh oh – poor Theresa. You know that when Donald Trump, the most powerful man in the world, tells the media that you and he have a ‘very good relationship’, it means he doesn’t like you at all. It’s what he said about Theresa May this morning, just before he left for Europe. It’s also what he says about Justin Trudeau (‘good relationship’), Angela Merkel (‘really great relationship’), Mitch McConnell (‘relationship is very good’) and even Barack Obama (‘very good relationship’). In fact, in Trump-speak, ‘very good relationship’ means ‘I can’t stand him/her.’ Boris Johnson is a different matter. ‘Boris Johnson is a friend of mine,’ said the President this morning.
