So, Why Are We Going To Bomb Syria Again?
This most mercurial of presidents might have issued one of his trademarked about-turns this morning but it now looks inevitable that the US and allies…
Articles by David Waywell
Cambridge Analytica, Dirty Tricks, and a Glimmer of Hope
An unexpected glimmer of hope emerged from Channel 4 News’s Cambridge Analytica exposés and the revelation that the company might have been involved in some…
Will He or Won’t He: The “Fire Mueller” Guessing Game
So, here we are: a new week and a new set of weekend presidential tweets to analyse. Judging from what we see, the chances of…
The Problem with Jeremy’s “Sniff”
It has been bothering me for days that Jeremy Corbyn didn’t sniff. Nor, for that matter, did he smile. What he did do was to…
Let’s Talk
It’s time to talk. Nuclear weapons, cyber weapons, drones, robots and rogue nuclear states have combined to move the Doomsday clock to two minutes before…
Fire and Fury – Michael Wolff Blows the White House In
‘Writers are always selling somebody out’. So sayeth Joan Didion in the warning/statement of principle in the Preface of her 1968 collection of journalism Slouching…
In Austria, Europe’s Latest Battle Is Brewing
In Europe, the increasing popularity of anti-establishment and far-right movements is nothing new. What’s new is the growing split between Brussels and some member states…
No Moore
Some quick notes from the bleary-eyed side of last night, which marked a great victory for Democrats that might not mean very much in the…
Please Tell Me When My Enthusiasm Is Enough
I have spent my entire life learning to deal with disappointment. I don’t simply mean the kind of disappointment that makes you wake up screaming in…
History in the balance
One of the most profound truisms of history is that which rests fate on the head of a pin. Scholars in mid-15th century Constantinople were…