Published by The i paper (3rd February, 2025) Two weeks in, and the restoration of Donald Trump to the US presidency is proving even worse than feared, even for […]
China / Covid19
Science is shamed by Covid blindness
Published by The i paper (27th January, 2025) “Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth,” said the philosopher Confucius, whose teachings shaped […]
United States
We need to listen to angry young men
Published by The i paper (20th January, 2025) It might seem strange that Village People are set to perform at inauguration events for Donald Trump’s restoration to the White […]
Denmark / Europe / Greenland / United States
Lord of misrule makes mischief
Published by The i paper (13th January, 2025) Joe Biden may still be in the White House, but even before he takes office Donald Trump is setting the global […]
Covid19
China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
Published by UnHerd (9th January, 2025) The World Health Organisation ended 2024 by reminding us that it is five years since it discovered a virus was sweeping through […]
United States / World
The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2024) When Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, he insisted he was driven to run for the […]
United States
‘It all hinges on Pennsylvania’ – even nuns are seen as fair game in the key swing state
Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2024) Sister Stephanie Schmidt was shocked when told that her community of nuns was being accused publicly of electoral fraud. “How […]
United States
Trump has poisoned US democracy
Published by The i paper (4th November, 2024) Four years ago, I was talking to voters in West Virginia when I met a young black woman called Brittney. […]
United States
The city weaponised by Trump against the Democrats
Published by The i paper (30th October, 2024) The candidate in his crisp white shirt reeled off his three priorities to the crowd of voters crammed into a […]
Technology / United States
Democracy dies in darkness
Published by The i paper (29th October, 2024) Olivia Troye is a lifelong Republican who worked as a counter-terrorism adviser in Donald Trump’s administration. She resigned shortly before […]
Arts / Books / United States / World
What do we mean when we talk about freedom?
Published by The Spectator (12th October, 2024) On Freedom by Timothy Snyder (Bodley Head) When the Yale historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder was 14, his parents took […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy
Covid lies and the stench of elitist arrogance
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2024) Boris Johnson is publishing his memoir, timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference, in his usual attention-seeking manner and written […]