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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Katy Balls |Ian O’Doherty |Michael Simmons |Philip Patrick
When Donald Trump addressed Congress this week, he declared he was “just getting started.” His words will not have soothed politicians in the UK, who are still playing catch-up with the President’s first 43 days. This week, Trump proved yet again that he is the biggest force in British politics.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Philip Bunn |Kate Andrews |Ian O’Doherty |Michael Simmons
Last month, the online magazine Current announced it will be shuttering in April. A small magazine run by a dedicated team of editors volunteering their time, Current was a lovely diamond in a whole mess of internet rough. I was only able to publish a few short pieces there since discovering it, but many of my favorite writers have appeared in its digital pages, and the outpouring of support it has received since the announcement makes me confident that it will be sorely missed.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Kate Andrews |Ian O’Doherty |Michael Simmons |Philip Patrick
The color red splashed across every news channel yesterday, as Donald Trump’s seemingly blasé attitude towards a possible recession wiped $4 trillion off the United States’s stock market. All day and all night, the airwaves were dominated by talk and speculation over the future of the US economy, as the President pushes forward (and pulls back) certain parts of his tariff agenda. It’s the sheer uncertainty that has investors spooked, leading to one of the worst days on Wall Street in years.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Kate Andrews |Ian O’Doherty |Michael Simmons |Philip Patrick
The color red splashed across every news channel yesterday, as Donald Trump’s seemingly blasé attitude towards a possible recession wiped $4 trillion off the United States’s stock market. All day and all night, the airwaves were dominated by talk and speculation over the future of the US economy, as the President pushes forward (and pulls back) certain parts of his tariff agenda. It’s the sheer uncertainty that has investors spooked, leading to one of the worst days on Wall Street in years.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Freddy Gray |Owen Matthews |Michael Simmons |Ben Domenech
It’s great that J.D. Vance is all for free speech, though he does tend to shoot off his mouth in an off-putting way.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Freddy Gray |Owen Matthews |Michael Simmons |Ben Domenech
It’s great that J.D. Vance is all for free speech, though he does tend to shoot off his mouth in an off-putting way.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Jane Stannus |Michael Simmons |Ian O’Doherty |Douglas Murray
It was a field day for the Canadian freight industry on Monday. Every truck in the country, stuffed to the gills with product, was racing the clock to the border. The few drivers still available commanded ridiculous prices — up to $12,000 higher than normal. At the stroke of midnight, the 25 percent blanket tariff kicked in. Trucks that had yet to make it across the border hit the brakes and turned around. The party was over; the coaches became pumpkins again, it was time for Cinderella to go home.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Daniel DePetris |Michael Simmons |Ben Domenech |Derek VanBuskirk
The decision couldn’t have come as a surprise to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. And if it did, then his capacity to read the room is even worse than imagined. Last night, the Trump administration paused all US military aid to Ukraine. The move came after an extremely tumultuous few weeks, which started on February 19 when Zelensky claimed that Trump was living in a Kremlin-orchestrated disinformation bubble.
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1 month ago | 
thespectator.com | Owen Matthews |Michael Simmons |Ben Domenech |Derek VanBuskirk
Days after the disastrous White House showdown between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, British prime minister Keir Starmer has done an undoubtedly impressive job in quickly rallying western leaders to Kyiv’s cause. The “Europe Plus” partnership suggested by Starmer will be a “coalition of the willing” to protect Ukraine that includes major non-European players such as Canada and, crucially, Turkey. But make no mistake over the nature of Europe Plus’s new role.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Daniel DePetris |Freddy Gray |Andrew Sullivan |Michael Simmons
President Joe Biden only has a few more months before he steps out of the White House, hands over the keys to his successor and spends his remaining days soaking in the Delaware sun. But before he enjoys retirement, the lifelong public servant has a big piece of unfinished business: scoring a major foreign policy win that will secure his place in the history books. Unfortunately, dreaming about being a statesman is one thing; being one is quite another.
