US Politics
Inside the room where it happens
John Bolton’s account of his time in the Trump administration gives a damning report of the president’s ignorance
A New Civil War? Not Bloody Likely
If the American left has any real hope of prevailing over Trump, it may well depend on the professionalism of uniformed men in arms
The US government’s subversion of Trump, 2016-2020
A new movie pulls together a complex and disturbing story in 90 minutes
Excl: Former President of Bolivia says he has been “persecuted” by a US-backed “coup”
In a rare interview, Kapil Komireddi and Evo Morales discuss the US election, Elon Musk, and solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn
Reflections of a scientific humanist
Michael Shermer’s new book is a collection of skilful elucidations of academic ideas
American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago
Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
The degrading cynicism of Joe Biden
While Trump was firm but measured, Biden’s response was to consistently stoke fear of death
Why free market think tanks are neither evil nor geniuses
Kurt Andersen’s ‘Evil Geniuses’ is a one-sided guide to the imminent future
Batting for Biden: the BBC and the US election
The BBC has been wholly partisan in its coverage of Donald Trump ever since he was elected
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
The blessings on our doorsteps
It is all too easy to forget the astonishing cultural wealth that lies close to hand in our medieval parish churches
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Sports inequity
Modern academia wants us to believe six impossible things before breakfast
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
