By S. Jonathon O’Donnell Are demons active forces in American life and politics? That is what a large number of evangelicals in the US believe and are increasingly vocal about. Since the 1980s, growing numbers of evangelicals have given the fight against demons a key role in their spirituality and their politics. Known as […]
A contested result and the risk of civil unrest would pose a dilemma for Congress, courts and the military As Americans prepare to cast their vote in the US election, a nightmare scenario looms large: what if Donald Trump were to lose the presidency but refuse to accept defeat? Mr […]
With no sensible advisers left by his side, Trump’s threats to the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, could spark a disastrous conflict By Simon Tisdall Donald Trump’s implicit threat of direct US military intervention in Venezuela is a high-risk gamble that could backfire calamitously. By publicly and aggressively backing the opposition’s […]
Trump is captivated by the process of the trade war itself rather than the long-term prospect of any particular outcome. By Ben Smith and Peter Harris Donald Trump and Xi Jinping might have used their meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires to call a shaky truce to the […]
By Hallam Bullock What is the migrant caravan? More than 7000 migrants have converged on the US-Mexico border, having travelled more than 2,500 miles to escape persecution, poverty, and violence in their home countries. Many claim their goal is to settle in the US permanently, undeterred by threats of arrests, […]
This revealing memoir offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama By Afua Hirsch Before I tell you how much I love Michelle Obama, let me tell you what I have against her. The former first […]