A ripple, not a wave, will decide the US election
Trump’s best chance is to break that ‘blue wall’ of Democratic-leaning states
Campaign
Tuesday
Why a Trump win may not rock the boat as much as you think
In reality, what we are likely to get is initial shock, followed by a return to complacency
Friday
America’s last undecided voter
Last week, Andrew Sullivan admitted that he’s reconsidering voting for Harris
Wednesday
Vibes don’t matter. Donald Trump is still the underdog
Harris has three things strongly in her favor
Monday
Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?
It made complete sense to kick off Harris’s ‘media blitz’ with a long interview
Friday
The science of voting for Kamala Harris
There’s something a bit odd about a science magazine getting embroiled in the grubby world of politics
Friday
Can Kamala Harris bluff her way to the White House?
Harris is a pop-up nominee in an age of diminished attention spans, which gives her candidacy a strange power
Tuesday
Trump was 'very rude', thought Queen
A few weeks after President Trump’s visit, she confided her views in one lunch guest
Wednesday
Is the Trump 'meltdown' a Democratic fantasy?
Republicans don’t seem too wrongfooted by Tim Walz
Monday
Will the real Kamala Harris please stand up?
The frog-to-princess transmutation has been amazing to watch but also chilling
Tuesday
The truth about Kamalamania
Will the devotion to Kamala last until the election is over?
Why has Donald Trump embraced crypto?
The embrace of Bitcoin will shift his second term of office, if he wins one, in a very different direction from the first
How supporting Trump became cool
Suddenly, supporting Trump seems to be much more socially acceptable than before
Thursday
The curious rise of Kamala Harris
The VP is only the presumptive nominee thanks to extraordinary circumstances
Wednesday
Why Xi is anxious about Biden stepping down
Last week, overseas Chinese dissident websites were spreading rumors that Xi had suffered a heart attack
Tuesday
Biden’s legacy is in Harris’s hands
The president performed a global service when he beat Trump in 2020
Will president Biden pardon Hunter?
There is certainly precedent for pardoning your own family
Monday
Is this the letter that persuaded Biden to resign?
Congressman Jamie Raskin’s New York Times letter may have helped persuade Biden
Friday
Is Donald Trump now unstoppable?
In the wake of the shooting, Trump has begun to sound, believe it or not, graceful and magnanimous
Thursday
Why Trump forgave J.D. Vance
It shows a remarkable level of confidence from Trump that he’s chosen for his running-mate the man who once called him ‘America’s Hitler’