Of all the democratic norms President Donald Trump has broken during four years in the White House, none is as important as the peaceful transition of power. The photos, videos and accounts that have emerged since the ransacking of the Capitol on January 6th include footage of rioters beating a […]
In politics what should happen and what will happen are usually distinct questions. One involves questions of problem-solving and of morality. The other is an equation in which the variables are the self-interest of the actors involved. As regards Donald Trump, who after losing an election incited a mob to […]
Donald Trump has told aides that if Joe Biden is certified as the winner of the election he could announce his plans to run in 2024, according to The New York Times. The president is holed up in the White House, coming to the reluctant conclusion that his presidency is coming to an end, the […]
When you lose, it is good and healthy to know why. In the First World War, the conflict that defined our modern world, the Germans lost because of the overwhelming force assembled by their enemies on the Western Front. After the Americans entered the war, German defeat was a matter […]
Mary Trump, niece to the American President, has accused her uncle of being a traitor and of attempting to mount a coup, in the process doing massive damage to his country that will take a long time to recover from. Explaining to Channel 4 News what her uncle must be […]
Even if he is defeated, he has made clear that he would not shrink from the scene. By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman If President Trump loses his bid for re-election, as looked increasingly likely on Wednesday, it would be the first defeat of an incumbent president in 28 years. […]
By Molly Ball The car horns blared as Joe Biden took the stage just before 1 a.m.—not to proclaim victory, but to urge his supporters not to lose hope, no matter what President Donald Trump might say. “We believe we are on track to win this election,” the former Vice President told […]
This election is about whether the majority of white Americans can do the right thing — for the first time in modern history By Umair Haque There’s a simple question that needs to be asked if you really want to make sense of the upcoming American election. Are American white […]
If US democracy is to survive, the removal of Trump and his enablers from office is not just desirable but essential. The contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the US presidency is more than a clash of competing visions – it is a vote on whether American democracy […]
Four years of deranged and unpredictable behaviour is proof that the current US president is uniquely unsuited to the job Donald Trump’s presidency has been a horror show that is ending with a pandemic that is out of control, an economic recession and deepening political polarisation. Mr Trump is the author of […]