Even the US right draws the line at shooting puppies
Kristi Noem was tipped as a running mate for Donald Trump – until she released a memoir with some bizarre details.
Gerard Baker
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Why Biden needs more than a ‘two-state solution’
The race for the White House hinges on a cluster of states in the Rust Belt and Sun Belt – and Donald Trump leads in all of them.
Biden’s Charlottesville moment: he can’t risk alienating the racist far left
When you treat Jewish students struggling to go to college unmolested, and Jew-baiting freaks evenly, aren’t you saying ‘There are very fine people on both sides.’? But Biden can’t risk alienating any group of voters who could cost him the presidency.
In truth, this is the week that parody died
Views of new NPR boss, that pursuing facts distracts from progress, perfectly illustrates the rise of liberal intolerance
Western democracy’s future depends on Israel’s victory
If the Jewish state can be bullied into letting Hamas survive, how can any free nation defend itself?
Trump’s running mate could be 2028 favourite
If the Republicans win, the new vice-president will almost immediately lead the race for the top job in four years’ time.
New Islamist group is incalculable political peril for Biden
If ISKP pulled off an attack in the US, it would crystallise a feeling the president is weak in the face of global threats and has lost control of America’s border.
Trump’s trials are a political gift to his campaign
The Democrats’ lawfare strategy appears to be backfiring as swing voters turn against Joe Biden.
TikTok ban distracts from hobbled US military
Concerns about the Beijing-based social media app are justified, but look trivial when wars proliferate around the globe and the army remains underfunded and unprepared.
Unknown unknowns can still upend this US presidential race
A predictable Super Tuesday confirmed a Trump-Biden rematch but a third candidate or health scare for either elderly gentleman could derail them.
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