Published by The i paper (9th November, 2020) For a brief moment, it felt like another country. First came a black woman standing before the United States of […]
United States / World
The war is not over
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th November, 2020) The mood outside the Philadelphia counting centre was ebullient, with balloons, banners and music blasting out and scores of […]
United States / World
The casual corrosion of democracy
Published by UnHerd ((5th November, 2020) Shortly before 10pm yesterday, I was wandering along the boarded up streets of Washington towards the White House. I passed people dancing […]
United States / World
What’s the mood in Trumpland?
Published by UnHerd (3rd November, 2020) One thing was certain as I stood outside the courthouse in Lewisburg chatting to people casting their vote in this friendly little […]
United States / World
The battle for America’s soul will continue long after this election
Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2020) The United States is a nation in denial. On one side, Trump fans are convinced their disruptive hero is going […]
United States / World
Anarchy in the USA
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th October, 2020) John Jackson was relaxing at home a fortnight ago after a day’s work in his cafe when he received […]
China / Covid19 / United States / World
Where is Wuhan virus researcher who was named as Patient Zero?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd August, 2020) The US government’s leading health research body has raised a series of bombshell concerns over the origins of the […]
Arts / Books / United States / World
Tantrums of a tyrant
Published by The Spectator (8th August, 2020) Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen (Granta) It is easy to forget the abnormality of Donald Trump’s presence in the White House. […]
Policy / Race / United States / World
These demonstrators might look like mindless thugs, but fascism can exploit divisions
Published by The i paper (15th June, 2020) Three years ago I was in Charlottesville, Virginia, which had found itself caught in the midst of a national struggle […]
Policy / Politics / Race / United States / World
The Republican Party’s descent into darkness
Published by UnHerd (4th June, 2020) On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. He spoke for 40 minutes without […]
United States / World
Where the American dream goes to die
Published by UnHerd (2nd March, 2020) For a few years at the start of this century, Juan Nevarez tasted the American dream. Having moved a few miles across […]
United States / World
An English lesson for the Democrats
Published by The i paper (3rd February, 2020) Rashida Tlaib is one of ‘The Squad’, a quartet of first-term, female Democrats in the House of Representatives that has […]