I had the great pleasure of being invited to discuss the new Trump administration’s use of tariffs with France 24. By remarks begin at the 5:37 mark….. For decades, Donald Trump has held firm to his view that the United…
For the past six months, President Biden and his surrogates have repeatedly insisted that no pardon would be forthcoming for his son, Robert Hunter Biden. Time after time the president, his press secretary, their acolytes on the US news channels, and news anchors…
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s stunning victory here in the US presidential election, several attempts to explain the result have been attempted by a steady stream of individuals eager to blame Harris’s defeat on a combination of racism and sexism/…
Donald Trump has been re-elected, in part, because he understands that there is a flawed vision of America. Barack Obama famously said, ‘there’s no red states, or blue states, just the United States.’ This is great rhetoric, but it is…
So. He’s back. In many ways, of course, he never really left. But in a remarkable turn of events, unforeseeable 4 years ago, Donald Trump has become only the second American ever elected to two non-consecutive terms as president. Having predicted…
Well, that was a breath of fresh air! Just when I had all but given up hope for the state of US politics, the Vice-Presidential debate came along and provided a dose of civility in civic life. Believe it or…
Ok, so it’s that time again. Every 4 years at this point in a presidential election, every self-centered, self-satisfied academic who ever glanced through a Disney Resort brochure in a Thomas Cook travel agent suddenly fancies themselves as an expert…
I was delighted to be interviewed by the Daily Express as part of their continuing coverage of the 2024 US Presidential Election. As I note in the interview, Biden has largely been shielded from the press during his time in…
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to attend a speech announcing a presidential campaign. Even less when it is in your home city, and walkable from your house. It’s even more memorable when the candidate has a…
I was delighted to join host Colin Brazier and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, in a discussion regarding Boris Johnson’s impending visit to Washington and meetings at the White House with President Biden and Vice President…