THINKERS

The rise of Rome’s populists show people have had enough of Brussels’ stifling rules

Governments must embrace the inevitable and regulate the web as they do alcohol and cigarettes

Once more and more people recognise that social media is inherently anti-social, it can be successfully challenged

New allegations about the US president will change little. It’s inevitable that celebrity has become part of politics

UK is now defined by Starbucks and Facebook, McDonald’s and Netflix, bringing with them a whole new set of cultural values from America

Had he lived, however, Kennedy might be remembered as a byword for disappointment

Only pragmatic policies, rather than anti-white rhetoric, can close the continent’s wealth gap

Prince Charles’ ability to talk to many religions — not just Christianity — shows the British monarchy is in safe hands

The people’s verdicts in the US election and on Brexit are unpalatable to liberals, so they challenge the results and democracy is poorer for it

It’s not surprising that Trump and Farage play to parts of the US and UK abandoned by industry

The Republican presidential hopeful has certainly changed his tone — but it’s the lack of substance that’s the issue

These past two weeks have proved that while Republicans and Democrats are as bad as each other, it is Republicans who have the electoral advantage

America’s Founding Fathers never saw blacks as full citizens. Their revolution was an assertion of their dignity as white men

The fight could be long and awash with bigotry, but in the long-run, hope GOP bosses, they’ll end up with a candidate who is young and appealing

A Catholic who recognises that his Church has faults that need fixing, the pontiff desperately wants religion to have practical meaning

If the US wants a real intellectual contest, it should start looking beyond the favoured candidates

It is fortunate that a charismatic transitional figure is talking about peace