The cruelty of politics is clouding my vocabulary
There’s always some new and revolting story coming from America under Trump – sometimes several in a day.
ByDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, born in 1946, is president of the United States, after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His previous term in office was from 2017 to 2021. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. Find our latest news and comment here.
John Fetterman and the death of American shame
In US public life the line between sanity and insanity has become barely discernible.
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British TV will be a victim of the US trade deal
The industry risks becoming collateral damage in Trump’s tariff offensive.
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Keir Starmer can rewrite the history of Brexit
Trump and Putin have handed Britain the chance for a fresh start with Europe.
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The dangerous relationship
Keir Starmer’s hunger for quick wins with the US is storing up long-term defeats.
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Ross Douthat: “In the intelligentsia, it’s Catholicism or nothing”
The veteran conservative writer on Christianity and Maga.
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Trump is making America sad again
Trumpism thrives on the misery of its followers – and we are all unhappier for it.
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Donald Trump vs Columbia
The White House claims it is protecting Jews while transforming Ivy League campuses into places of fear.
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The messy art of the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Both Trump and Zelensky can present the deal as a symbolic win.
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Harvard, elite privilege and the weaponisation of anti-Semitism
How should liberals pick between Donald Trump and this bastion of institutional elitism?
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One hundred days of autocracy
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, America has experienced a complete regime change.
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Good riddance to Elon Musk
The Tesla chief’s Doge was the worst of all worlds.
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Giorgia Meloni’s “alt-West” vision
Why the Italian prime minister is able to straddle the divide between Trump’s America and the EU.
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Trump’s plan for chaos
How the US president’s assault on prosperity is transforming the world.
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Why China is winning
In the struggle with the US for dominance, which superpower’s patriotic determination is stronger?
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Why Donald Trump couldn’t honour the Pope
The US president’s bizarre eulogy masked a deeper tension.
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Trump’s war on anti-Semitism will backfire
The problem with trying to punish someone out of their views is that it rarely works.
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The capitulation of the American elite
In the face of Trump’s illiberal policies, the legal profession is not only surrendering, it’s collaborating.
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Republicans should take back control from Trump
Congress can prevent further economic harm by stripping the president of his trade powers.
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Donald Trump’s assault on capitalism
One of the greatest beneficiaries of the American economy seems intent on razing it to the ground.
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