Published by The i paper (26th February, 2024) Adam Kinzinger used to be a mainstream Republican. He is an evangelical Christian and former US Air Force colonel who […]
United States / World
My night out with the Proud Boys
Published by UnHerd (19th September, 2023) When I first met the leader of the Proud Boys, he was relaxing over a burger and chicken wings in an Irish […]
United States / World
Why is there no age limit on politicians?
Published by The i paper (4th September, 2023) Chuck Grassley was born in 1933 to a rural family living in a farmhouse with no electricity or indoor plumbing. […]
Europe / Russia / United States / World
Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot
Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]
United States / World
A new threat to American democracy
Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White […]
Europe / Politics / Russia / United States / World
Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power
Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They are all desperate to cling to power as […]
United States / World
Biden’s record is more impressive than Obama’s – but he is making a mistake by running again
Published by The I newspaper (24th April, 2023) Muddling up New Zealand’s rugby team with a British paramilitary unit from the past that was infamous for its brutality […]
Technology / United States / World
Our age of false prophets
Published by The i paper (8th August, 2022) Nine days after Donald Trump was ousted from the White House by voters in the US, I found myself reporting […]
Arts / Books / United States / World
Seeing red
Published by The Spectator (11th December, 2021) Wildland: the Making of America’s Fury by Evan Osnos (Bloomsbury) After leaving college more than two decades ago, Evan Osnos landed […]
United States / World
The Capitol riots reach beyond Trump
Published by The i paper (11th January, 2011) John McCain was one of the most decent Republican leaders this century. He was a man who proved his strength […]
United States / World
Stoking divisions to the end
Published by The i paper (16th November, 2020) The crowd charged down the street. Then there were shouts, scuffles and some nasty-sounding thuds. As the police cleared the […]
United States / World
The trauma of Trump is over
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 […]