US Politics
Truth About Entitlements
‘In the 2012 Obama campaign, the future of American “entitlements”, Medicare and Social Security, is avoided’
My First Lady
Eavesdropping on the debate on Obama v Romney. Michelle v Ann, that is
Romney Takes a Risk with Ryan
‘Paul Ryan will thrash Joe Biden in debate and the Tea Party will enthusiastically endorse their poster boy but Romney’s choice of running mate will attract few new voters’
Overrated: Anna Wintour
She is overpaid, overhyped and may soon be over here, as Obama’s ambassador. But does the Empress of New York fashion have any clothes?
K Street Crusaders
Christopher Buckley’s new political satire sends up DC’s politicos, but ultimately doesn’t satarise them enough
I am the Greatest!
Obama presents himself as the greatest gift history has ever bestowed on the presidency. He would do well to respect the forefathers who made his presidency possible
The Penalty that Degrades America
The death penalty is supported by the majority of Florida residents but is expensive, fails to deter crime and is shamefully inhumane
Talking Tactics
‘With a $15 trillion national debt continuing to grow, it’s understandable if Obama prefers to shift the focus onto those social and personal areas where he regularly beats Romney’
USA Still A-OK
‘No other nation has anything close to America’s manifest destiny, resources or abilities’
Liberty, Faith and Obama’s Leviathan
The US administration’s assault on religious freedom is just part of its wider attack on the institutions of civil society
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal