The pipe bombs could actually help Trump in the midterms
It’s worth bearing Jo Cox in mind when thinking about the pipe bombs mailed to various Trump opponents this week
Freddy Gray
Freddy Gray is deputy editor of The Spectator
Thursday
Friday
Telling the truth about Jamal Khashoggi is not a smear campaign
Saudi trolls have been active in casting aspersions on Khashoggi, no doubt. But does that mean Khashoggi was nothing but a cuddly liberal? Clearly not
Tuesday
Trump’s luck and the Democratic death wish
The President’s fumbling opponents keep snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Sunday
Ye he Kan! Why Kanye West’s SNL stunt showed real courage
His rant against Democrats was more fun and interesting than the celebrity-endorsed jokes against Kavanaugh that took up the rest of the show
Saturday
The coddling of American journalism
The snowflakes aren’t melting as they get older and wiser. They now have jobs in publishing and media and are marching through the institutions they work for
Monday
Trump’s bullying of Jeff Sessions is the least attractive part of his presidency
And that’s saying something
Tuesday
In 2016, Paul Krugman said the markets would ‘never recover’ from Trump’s victory. Ha!
‘Putting an irresponsible, ignorant man in charge of the world’s most important economy would be very bad news’
Monday
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.
Wednesday
Steve Bannon: ‘We have to end the Cold War with Russia’
The former White House strategist thinks China poses a much greater threat.
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
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
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
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
Monday
The British government is in crisis, again. Enter Trump, stage right, again
Trump says he likes things ‘nice and complicated’ – well, in that case, he couldn’t be coming to Britain at a better time. Theresa May’s newly hatched soft Brexit plan, announced on Friday, has triggered two major resignations from her cabinet and another political crisis in Britain. David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, went late last
Tuesday
Trump is ‘vice-signalling’ over immigration – and it’s going to work
The stories are filed, the pictures are posted, and the media verdict is almost unanimous: separating children from their parents is wrong, it is unAmerican, and President Donald Trump is going to suffer for it. His administration is baby-snatching. The ‘optics’ are terrible, say the hyperventilating PR men and Washington know-alls. But if everyone stopped
Tuesday
Ignore the Trump haters: his meeting with Kim Jong-un is a victory for peace
You can tell when Donald Trump has just achieved something: he starts being strangely amiable, and his critics start frothing at the mouth. He’s just met supposedly one of the most dangerous, evil men in the world — and made him look like a sweet overgrown child. He and Kim Jong-un signed an agreement and
Thursday
What happens when you give Steve Bannon a platform? Fascinating television, apparently
If the BBC really is, as Steve Bannon says, a communications department of the global elite, they messed up badly last night. Emily Maitlis’s 20-minute long interview with Bannon on Newsnight was mesmerising television — even, or especially, if you can’t bear the subject. It was also the longest advertisement for economic nationalism yet delivered
Thursday
Is Rudy Giuliani all there?
The evidence suggests not
Sunday
Michelle Wolf’s disgusting White House Correspondents’ dinner routine is another PR win for Team Trump
The dinner isn’t just a private get-together when the elite get together for a laugh. It’s a gala for media self-importance
Thursday
Donald Trump’s visit is good news for Britain – even if you don’t like him
President Donald Trump and Brexit Britain have a spooky synergy. After all, the last time Donald Trump came to Britain was the day after the Brexit vote. Was it a coincidence? A shrewd bit of PR? Or destiny? Trump himself seem to believe it was written in the populism stars. ‘I think I see a … Read more
