Biden’s alarming speech on ‘MAGA’
Talk of unity and harmony has given way to eliminating a foe.
Line up for the “Based Draft”
As Mancur Olson discovered, the organised minority is always more effective than the unorganised majority, frequently managing to dominate (or rule) societies.
The new Black Lives Matter: what the next import from the US might be
The enthusiastic reception journalists offered Russiagate contrasts sharply with their response to the New York Post’s October 2020 revelations about the business dealings of Hunter Biden
We don’t have to like each other to be allies
The UK needs to follow the example of de Gaulle, give up the fantasy of a ‘special relationship’ and recognise that we are a separate nation with separate interests.
American democracy is in a fragile state
It is frightening to consider what could have happened in a closer election, with a more competent incumbent hell bent on overturning the result.
The US elections spelt a resounding defeat for the left
Donald Trump may have been defeated but Trumpism will continue to haunt the Democrats for at least another two years.
Both parties have lessons to learn from 2020
2020 was a wild year politically but it’s clear that it was just the beginning.
Biden’s win does not ensure the end of America’s woes
He needs the presidency to defend from legal and financial woes and so giving the presidency up would be very much against his interests.