US Politics
Why Trump won’t concede
America is on the verge of a constitutional crisis
Hail to the Chief (Part V)
Graham Stewart talks to Prof Jeremy Black about how the power of the US president has been exercised since the end of the Cold War
Trump v Biden: America’s messy election
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss the aftermath of the election with Republican strategist Luke Thompson and conservative journalist Matthew Continetti
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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem