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To take the speech by the American president seriously is to see a statesman who isn’t there

In Europe and elsewhere, the US is a baffling and diminished suitor

Senator McCain, fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer, is leaving a legacy of decency and honour

He put his team together in a cavalier fashion, enchanted by people who were high on energy even if they were low on sanity, decency, discretion, humility or some combination of all of these

‘Dead strategist walking’ was doomed from the day Time magazine cast him as the great manipulator. He failed to appreciate the art of self-effacement

No other country in Europe has a capital, known for its cultural significance, in this sorry state

‘Who’ is being exiled from its rightful habitat as an increasing number of American politicians opt for the more inanimate ‘that’

With nothing left to lose, can she, finally, find herself?

The moment is ripe. The means are another matter, but the 2018 midterms could hinge on how ruthlessly pragmatic the Republican rivals are

The presidential hopeful doesn’t merely assert dominance, he claims something close to omnipotence

From 2012 forward, there have been prominent examples of how poorly polls sometimes predict outcomes in American elections

The rap on the US Republican hopeful is that he counts too much on advertising and spends too little time on the campaign trail