Nationalizing America will cost us dearly
This President has now set his sights on America’s real power engine: the private sector
Kate Andrews
Kate Andrews is deputy editor of The Spectator’s World edition.
Tuesday
Saturday
Britain’s war on free speech is worse than you think
Speech is the enemy, it seems, and it must be suppressed
Thursday
Does Trump’s handshake deal with the EU put America first?
Of course, in Trumpworld, trade-offs don’t exist. There’s no downside, no losing. There’s only ‘winning’
Friday
The fog of tariffs
The confusion of the markets is understandable. No one really knows the details of what’s coming into effect
Friday
The truth about the Trump ‘trade deals’
While the President can make good on his promise to hike tariffs, he cannot make other countries shoulder the tax bill
Thursday
Trump is in a good mood. What’s up?
While he couldn’t help but rub in the terms of the Columbia settlement, Trump also had some positive reflections to share
Tuesday
Has Trump given up on tariff deadlines?
The President is risking something more – the diminishment of his political superpower: unpredictability
Tuesday
Can America afford the Big, Beautiful Bill?
Forget the Trump-Musk psychodrama: it’s American taxpayers who will pay the price
Monday
We need to hear from Tulsi Gabbard
The Director of National Intelligence can make – or break – the President’s case for bombing Iran
Saturday
Trump’s military parade is no show of strength
There are many privileges to being American: one of them is that tanks don’t usually roll through our streets
Tuesday
Elon Musk is right: America’s spending is out of control
It turns out, there is no political will for shrinking the size of government
How Trump’s favorite anthem became the barometer for his policies
If you played ‘YMCA’ as the outro to the latest announcement, would it force a smile? Or come across as completely inappropriate?
Sunday
Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis is already being exploited
A new debate is kicking off: is it appropriate to keep discussing the former president’s health?
Thursday
Kamala Harris is back
And even more vapid than before!
Thursday
The art of the pivot
That’s how you do it in the MAGA world: forget who started the chaos, then take credit for calming it
Monday
Trump loves chaos. What happens when he loses control?
A strategy that started out last week as defensive has morphed into something that fluctuates between open-mindedness, doubling down and indifference
Thursday
What went wrong for MAGA in Pennsylvania
A Republican-leaning district in a purple state has been turned on its head by a surprise win for the Democratic party
Monday
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
His plans consist of some old tactics and some new ones
Saturday
Will Trump’s spending bill luck run out?
It’s to Trump’s benefit that the shutdown was avoided, but it can be chalked up as a win for the Democrats, too
Wednesday
Will better-than-expected inflation numbers calm the markets?
The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent less than markets had expected
