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 […]
Covid19 / Europe / Policy / Social care / Sweden
How Covid exposed the world’s lack of care
Published by UnHerd (14th August, 2020) Last week, I was in Sweden, investigating whether the nation’s strategy to avoid lockdown during a pandemic has been a success or […]
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 […]
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 […]