Donald Trump
“I am a total act” (but a second act?)
John Bowers reviews A Very Stable Genius, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig
Who’s a conservative?
A vigorous debate is under way about the future of the American right — and it is a mistake to question its survival
No go Global
COVID-19 shows the need for state and economic protectionism
Welcome to the coronavirus election
November will be a referendum on Trump’s handling of the present crisis
Seventies heaven
Biden, Sanders and Warren battle it out to take on Trump
What will Trump’s America learn from Boris?
The Conservative victory matters because of the differences between Trump and Johnson, not the similarities
Migrant wars
Armed militias and pro-immigrant groups battle it out in Trump Wall land
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
