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Promises, promises…
From Is There More to Life Than Shoes: In the court case brought against him for breach of contract over a referendum on the EU Constitution, Brown’s personal barrister has… Continue reading
1 CommentObama Now Officially Front-Runner
So says Time Magazine’s (and friend to this blog) Jay Newton-Small: For anyone who thinks this race might be a tie, and yes, David Axelrod, that includes you, there’s a… Continue reading
2 CommentsIain Dale asks, I respond…
Top Brit-blogger Iain Dale asks Ten Questions about the US election: 10. How long before Mitt Romney’s money runs out?9. What circumstances would encourage Michael Bloomberg to run as an… Continue reading
1 CommentAthens to their Rome for sure…
Sure, Fox and CNN are almost unwatchable (I’m tempted to switch to Al-Jazeera English) but the good folk at The Economist remind one that the BBC is perhaps even worse:… Continue reading
0 CommentsBoston Massacre
Shockingly, Massachusetts, perhaps the most racist state* in the country (well, north of the Mason-Dixon line anyway) votes for the white candidate not the black one. This, apparently, is a… Continue reading
1 CommentSuper Tuesday Tea Leaves…
TNR’s John Judis looks at the exit polls and gets to the nub of the matter, not just for tonight but for the campaign for the rest of the year:… Continue reading
0 CommentsJings! Whatever next?
Have I mentioned that this (admittedly old) ghastliness is enough on its own to make me wish Democrats select Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton? Well, it’s enough to make… Continue reading
0 CommentsBooks-U-Like
Norm’s poll of your favourite English-language novelists has reported its findings. Not a great surprise that Austen and Dickens come first and second. But really, how can Norm’s erudite readers… Continue reading
0 CommentsSuper Tuesday Quidditch
Vital US election issue: which Hogwarts house would each candidate be in? The Economist reveals all here. In other news, CNN and Fox remain unwatchable. Fancy that! How to choose… Continue reading
0 CommentsDepartment of Labelling
Ezra Klein writes: Sources tell me that the Bush administration has stopped using the term "protectionist" because they found it polls really well. Instead, skeptics will now be termed "economic… Continue reading
4 CommentsDepartment of Unfortunate Friends
An endorsement Obama could have done without. He better hope McCain wins the GOP nomination because any other Republican candidate will be happy to use this to argue that Obama… Continue reading
1 CommentFrom Colombia to Queen’s
A classic, touching American story by my friend Nancy Trejos in the Washington Post’s magazine: SAT ON THE AVIANCA FLIGHT FROM BOGOTA TO PEREIRA, my forehead pressed against the window,… Continue reading
0 CommentsMedia whoring: gaelic edition
Switch off your radios: I shall be on BBC Radio 4′s PM programme at around 5.45pm talking about, of all things, state-sponsored Gaelic TV. It may not surprise readers that… Continue reading
5 CommentsThe heart of Obama’s appeal: symbolism
As Jason Zengerle says, this sort of thing trumps anything the "Wife of a Man from Hope" can produce. Even cynics and Kennedy-haters are permitted to smile at this. Speaking… Continue reading
0 Comments“Administrative shortcomings!”
Ordinaily Derek Conway wouldn’t interest this blog. But the Tory MP, who has had the party whip withdrawn after defrauding the taxpayer by paying his sons to "work" as his… Continue reading
0 CommentsAdam Gilchrist
So farewell, Adam Gilchrist. Norm marks his retirement with all the right links: You may not know him from Adam, but I have to mark the retirement from Test cricket… Continue reading
2 CommentsThe Kennedy Endorsement
Teddy Kennedy endorses Barack Obama and, predictably, it’s all kicked off. I’m sure Kennedy gave a fine speech. But as Isaac Chotiner observes: you should tune into the cable networks,… Continue reading
1 CommentIt has to be Obama, right?
I don’t trust the St Barack stuff either, but there’s no point in doubting that Obama has something his rivals don’t. There’s a clarity that comes to the Democratic race… Continue reading
0 CommentsThe Symbolism of Sarko?
An entry for Pseud’s Corner. Adam Gopnik on Sarko’s romance with Carla Bruni: It is possible to imagine that Sarkozy is not simply a man governed by his impulses and… Continue reading
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