Dissecting the debate

The Presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris produced more noise than enlightenment, but what did it reveal of the candidates’ very different stances on international issues.

Choose hope

Kamala Harris’ optimistic and inspiring acceptance speech at the Democratic congress stands in sharp contrast to the mean spirited rambling of her Republican adversary.

The weird wild west

Years of moral indignation has failed to lay a glove on Trump, given his shameless disdain for traditional ethics, but characterising him as ‘weird’ is helping the Democrats get under his skin.

Kamala on the international stage

Democracies around the world are worried about the impact a second term for Donald Trump would have on world affairs, but would a Kamala Harris Presidency be any better?

Queen bee of the K-Hive

Kamala Harris’ campaign is harnessing social media to paint Trump as old and ‘weird’ while increasing her appeal to young audiences online.

California dreamin’

Ronald Reagan sold America a sunny Californian vision of a fresh start after years of malaise, and Kamala Harris can do the same for a reinvigorated Democratic party.

The truths we hold

Published back in 2018, Kamala Harris’s autobiography has leapt up the bestseller lists since she was effectively nominated as Biden’s successor, so what does it tell us about what kind of President she’ll be?

A new hope?

Donald Trump is now seeing his lead wither before him as the fresh and young face of Kamala Harris steps forward for the Democrats.

Better angels

President Abraham Lincoln appealed to the ‘better angels’ of America’s electorate to heal division and distrust and they are needed more than ever today.

A reader’s guide to the US election

Understanding the 2024 election isn’t easy, given the withdrawl of the sitting President and Donald Trump’s promise that if he wins in November, Americans will never have to vote again, so what are the best books and podcasts to make sense of it all?

Biden leaves the stage

Given mounting concern about his prospects of re-election, Joe Biden has withdrawn his candidacy and urged Democrats to back Vice-President Kamala Harris instead.

Could Harris trump Trump?

President Joe Biden says only God – or medical advice – will prevent him running for re-election. Should Biden drop out of the race, could Vice President Kamala Harris turn potential defeat into a viable contest between Democrats and Donald Trump?