Republican Party
Fat Chance for Christie—This Time
‘By 2016 Chris Christie will have a solid raft of achievements that he can sell to the American people—he is a president biding his time’
Mama Grizzlies
The rise of conservative feminism in the US shows that gender doesn’t determine political affiliation
Vision Thing
The rift between religious and economic conservatives in the Republican Party is simple to heal
Grand Old Mess
The future looks bleak for the Republican Party, unless they can find someone with conviction to fill the leadership void
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