‘Doubling down’ is Donald Trump’s greatest triumph
The president is becoming a symbol of good for everyone who does not think he is a symbol of evil
Trump
Wednesday
Monday
Trump doesn’t understand his base
And it’s hurting him
Sunday
What makes a liberal want to punch a child?
The progressive media doesn’t care about what really happened when it has white boys in MAGA caps to hate
Tuesday
How Trump can win tonight – but won’t
With a prime time audience, the President could back down and still declare victory. To him, however, compromise is for losers.
Sunday
Can Patrick Shanahan handle the madness of King Trump?
Like a Russian tsar, the President seems to think he can govern by ukase
Tuesday
The pillars of Trumpworld are crumbling
Investigations are closing in, and the White House now resembles a nuthouse
Saturday
What is the left’s problem with Tulsi Gabbard?
The Hawaiian congresswoman has few friends on her side of the aisle
Tuesday
Ivanka Trump is the new Hillary Clinton
It’s not just private email scandals. The First Daughter and the former First Lady have a lot in common
Saturday
Election recounts are a sign of a healthy democracy
Americans are more eager than ever to get results right
Thursday
Did Ed Balls mean to make a documentary on the joys of Trump’s America?
The former British Shadow Chancellor’s new documentary is more favourable of Trumpsters than anyone at the BBC could have ever imagined.
Thursday
Sacha Baron Cohen isn’t funny – especially when he’s mocking the powerless
I am troubled by the misuse to which he puts his considerable acting skills, quick brain and undoubted ballsiness.
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.
Sunday
The Western alliance is dead
The Trump era will mark the demise of NATO, but the cause of the collapse of the political West goes beyond The Donald.
Thursday
Musically, politically and culturally, Kanye West is uncontrollable and unignorable
Kanye West is more than halfway in to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame — if his politics don’t block the way. This extraordinary rapper-producer first won over a worldwide audience with the 2004 anthem ‘Jesus Walks’, disrupted hip-hop’s bling-bling materialism with the us-vs-them challenge of his Jay-Z collaboration Watch the Throne, and then released the … Read more
Sunday
The truth about London knife crime – and the prejudice with which the world listens to Trump
I would love to undertake a behavioural experiment in which a cohort of the public were asked to watch Donald Trump reading out the Gettysburg Address and asked to make comments. I can guess what would happen. There would be an overwhelming negative response. Those who listened would use words like ‘outrageous’, ‘disgraceful’. They would … Read more
Sunday
Trump is like those martial arts experts who use their opponents’ own strength against them
His critics keep going nuts over the rhetoric – meanwhile, Trump proceeds with his agenda
Tuesday
Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to his enemies
Let’s face it: Donald Trump remains the best thing to happen to his enemies. Former FBI director James Comey’s forthcoming memoir is already an advance Amazon bestseller. Porn star Stormy Daniels is milking her standoff with Trump lawyer and all-purpose fixer Michael Cohen for publicity and earnings; this Sunday she’s slated to appear on CBS’ … Read more
Sorry folks, but Donald Trump is funny. Intentionally funny
Sooner or later even President Trump’s most ardent detractors are going to have to admit that he is capable of being funny. Intentionally funny. Worse, they’re going to have to admit that he’s funny for precisely the reason that Hillary Clinton isn’t: because he’s able to laugh at himself. Did you see him at CPAC? … Read more
Sunday
The President vs the FBI
It’s hard to stop watching cable news. Trump sues a former porn star, Stormy Daniels for $20m for saying they had an affair. Three other porn stars claim they were involved with Trump. No! Wait! Six more women are ready to come forward. Stormy Daniels promises a tell-all TV interview. Felix Sater – the former … Read more
Tuesday
American Healthcare versus the British system
Donald Trump recently disparaged Britain’s National Health Service for “going broke and not working,” leading Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to express his pride in a system “where all get care no matter the size of their bank balance.” But the news has been filled for months with stories of people unable to access care they … Read more
