US Politics
Harris vs Pence: What did we learn from the vice presidential debate?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
The unlikely miracle of Trump’s presidency
Trump’s inability to articulate any substantive thought renders a respected journalist’s new book unreadable
Trump v Biden: what did we learn from the first presidential debate?
The Critic’s US editor spoke to the publisher and editor of American Greatness, Chris Buskirk
And the horse you rode in on
The first US presidential TV debate, Cleveland, Ohio
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
A Ruthless Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg’s legacy will now be weaponised by the woke for November’s elections
The myth behind BLM’s ‘peaceful protests’
How the media peddles data that under-represents BLM violence
For God, country and Trump
Why do conservative evangelicals continue to support Trump?
Why can’t California control predictable fires?
California’s rulers again shift the blame to conservatives rather than admit their own incompetence
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
