President Biden must stay true to his word and unify the American people or face ‘catastrophe’
brett2021-01-20T12:10:05+00:00People often talk about the ‘divided’ nature of American politics, but the truth is this has never been worse. Read more
The Antifa thugs shame America
brett2021-01-15T11:23:04+00:00Andy Ngo's family came to the United States to escape Communist tyranny. And now he's had to flee political thugs Read more
The questions no one wants to ask about the Reading terror attack
brett2021-01-13T15:48:50+00:00There is an awful lot going on at the moment. So much, indeed, that stories that might once have detained us now rush past unobserved and all but un-commented upon.
Trump wasn’t using Twitter, it was using him to make money – just like it does with all of us
brett2021-01-12T17:36:17+00:00You might think the most powerful man in the world is the President of the United States. But you would be wrong. Read more
History shouldn’t be used against us
brett2021-01-12T17:44:40+00:00Can you feel the fascism yet? You ought to by now, more than a week after Britain leaving the EU. So many people warned us of this moment. Read more
Don’t censor the lockdown sceptics
brett2021-01-12T17:48:29+00:00Covid-era restrictions on what we can see and listen to are likely to outlast the disease Read more
Crowds attract the strangest folk, be it here or in the US
brett2021-01-08T14:31:50+00:00America was already a powder-keg – but Donald Trump proved willing to run around handing out matches Read more
Only Trump is to blame for the Capitol chaos
brett2021-01-08T14:34:09+00:00American democracy is undergoing a serious stress test Read more
2020 was the year the West woke up to China’s threat
brett2021-01-05T11:11:19+00:00Beijing has weathered the economic storm of 2020 but thanks to the virus it finds itself under more scrutiny than ever before Read more