Elon Musk is claiming he'll start a new political party. It will never go anywhere.

Trump is forcing a confrontation by sending the national guard to LA. It remains to be seen whether the protestors take the bait.

Musk and Trump are beefing. Why and will they make up?

The world’s worst poker player once again challenges the US's trade partners. So far the bluffs have worked, but it will not last.

How did Trump manage to screw up Liberation Day so completely?

Why is Trump letting Musk put the American state through the wood chipper?

Trump derangement syndrome is back in a big way, as is the Troll-in-Chief.

Is Trump using the madman theory or is he just mad? Can we even tell?

The "Nice Guy" president has done it again.

Trump looks to run his second term more like a royal court than a presidential administration. Welcome to the court of the Orange King.

Scattered reflections on the election, Trump, and the future.

An essay on Trump, his appeal, and his mythic paralell in Balder.

Kamala Harris' win in the recent debate could help her polling numbers, which could be a problem for her.

Will this years election be a second 2016?

American voters are not becoming more hostile to democracy but worryingly, its politicians seem to be.

It is finally confirmed: Joe Biden's age does make him unsuitable to be president.

It's hard not to see Trump's conviction leading to more polarisation and less faith in the judiciary.

Partisanship is a self-reinforcing issue which also increases the risk of corruption.

Why protest about divestment when that is so tangential to the war itself? Perhaps for the sake of protesting?

Student protest are being broken up at American universities. That's a mistake.