Donald Trump
What’s new for the presidential debates?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss the upcoming presidential debates
Democrats are right to raise questions about Amy Coney Barrett
Will the Supreme Court’s new justice be able to commit to American secularism?
The making of Donald Trump
In his new book, Gerald Seib asks whether the turn towards nationalism and populism in the US is permanent
Covid and stogies on the campaign trail
A trip through a swing state reveals the complex dynamics of a strangely disembodied presidential race
Letter from Washington: After RBG
The death of a great American shakes up the race for the White House
Capturing the wrong picture
Why bother with accuracy when you can get away with approximation?
The unremarkable truth about America’s Covid response
The US handling of Covid-19 does not make it a ‘failed state’
Letter from Washington: The perils of Flight 93 democracy
When politics is all-out war, everyone’s a loser
For God, country and Trump
Why do conservative evangelicals continue to support Trump?
Divided by a common Christian faith
While American churches remain deeply split on racial lines, there are hopeful signs of a rapprochement
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
