Matt Pottinger: “We are now in the foothills of a great-power hot war”
The former US security official on what a second Trump presidency would mean for China, Taiwan and the West.
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Donald Trump is Brat
The meme has transcended culture and taken over politics. Why has everyone misunderstood it?
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The hollow hype behind Kamala Harris’s campaign
The Democrat’s momentum is growing online and in the media. But presidential elections are won at the margins.
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The vice-president vs Donald Trump
Is Kamala Harris up to the job?
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Can Kamala Harris save America?
The vice-president is the Democrats’ last best hope of beating Donald Trump.
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Joe Biden inflicted avoidable chaos on the Democrats
The US president’s substantial patriotism was ultimately outweighed by his vanity.
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As Biden withdraws, Labour remains cautious
Keir Starmer’s team has invested time in wooing the Republicans and the Democrats – and there is cause for concern…
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What has Kamala Harris been doing?
Kamala Harris’s popularity dwindled as VP. Is she a victim of Joe Biden’s failures or responsible for her own misfortune?
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The long shadow of JFK
From the Kennedy assassination to Trump, America is a land of conspiracies.
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America on the brink
How the attempt on Trump’s life will deepen the country’s bitter divides.
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The rise of JD Vance – from hillbilly to Capitol Hill
His memoir Hillbilly Elegy was a bestseller; now he’s a Trumpist with political ambitions. Is James David Vance the future…
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The Democrats’ appalling judgement
By sticking with Joe Biden, the party has shown how arrogant and out of touch it is.
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The Washington Post drama reveals the myth of Americanisation
Britain’s distinct journalistic style is proof of its cultural independence.
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Republicans claim to be pro-worker. Let them prove it
As the GOP descends on Milwaukee for its national convention, will delegates show solidarity with beleaguered hospitality staff?
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“Pro-family” rhetoric and its fascist resonances
Traditional gender roles have propped up authoritarian regimes of the past. In Republicans’ views on women, the echoes are clear.
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Waging lawfare against Trump will not end well for Democrats
Progressives must speak out against partiality in the legal process and the endless persecution of the former president.
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Writing America, from the outside
Succession is a show about the heart of US power, created by a non-American. Is that wise, or even legitimate?
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What the left and right get wrong about the politics of family
Marriage, children and what constitutes the good life have become America’s most divisive culture war.
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A whirlwind tour of Washington with David Lammy
Republicans like the “realism” but not the “progressive” part of the shadow foreign secretary’s doctrine.
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The battle for the worst job in America
Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president will be the candidate who can most thoroughly abase themselves before him.
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