Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
100 days of anti-Trump hysteria
The Trump administration is a joke, but so is “the Resistance”. Read my Spiked article in full here.
The Trumpcare fail shows Trump isn’t evil – just useless
Both Trump and “the Resistance” stand exposed by this debacle. Read my Spiked article in full here.
The Trump tax bombshell that wasn’t
Rachel Maddow drifts farther into conspiracy-theory territory. Read my Spiked article in full here.
The Russia frenzy gripping Washington
All sides in US politics now make wild, conspiratorial claims. Read my Spiked article in full here.
Spiked podcast: the Obama legacy
I spoke to Ella Whelan about Barack Obama’s legacy, on the Spiked podcast. You can listen to it here. Ella also speaks with Tom Slater about the fallout from Theresa May’s Brexit speech, and to Pauline Hadaway about the political crisis in Northern Ireland.
Obama is not your saviour
Sean Collins on the cult of Obama and the crisis of American politics. Read my Spiked article in full here.
Spiked podcast: Russian hacking hysteria and the threat to democracy
I spoke to Ella Whelan about the hysteria in America over alleged Russian hacking, on the Spiked podcast. You can listen to it here. Ella also speaks with Brendan O’Neill about the war in Syria, and to Joanna Williams about the rise of gender-neutral language.
Trump: it wasn’t Russia wot won it
It’s the Democrats who threaten to undermine American democracy. Read my Spiked article in full here.
What’s in and what’s out: a guide for the politically fashionable in the Trump era
It’s hard to keep up with fashionable political views. Here is a guide for those trying stay one step ahead as we enter the Trump era. Out: Disrespecting election results threatens our democracy. In: Disruptions to protest the election results. End the electoral college! Out: Challenging Obama’s legitimacy is racist. In: #NotMyPresident Out: Respect my vote. In: Your vote is […]
The rise of Trump – what we got right
In the aftermath of Trump’s election victory, many are trying to explain and make sense of it. But to readers of Spiked and this blog, his win was not entirely a surprise. We identified the forces behind Trump’s rise that other pundits and analysts today are only just discovering. We didn’t predict his victory, but we […]