It’s time to start taking Bernie Sanders seriously
Like most journalists, I’ve been covering Bernie Sanders’s 2016 primary campaign as fundamentally more about making a point than about electing a president. He’s out there to talk about …
2016 Archive
Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
As 2016 begins, the recent public interest in hunting for royal burials shows no sign of abating. Hardly has the dust begun to settle on Richard III’s expensive new …
Barbara Kay: Marking the end of a hollow president’s feckless record on terrorism
I do not see the world improving next year. Politically, the best news about 2016 is that it will mark the end of the public careers of the two …
Bill Clinton’s strategy of rising above Donald Trump’s attacks on his sex scandals seems to be backfiring
KEENE, N.H. — For months, former president Bill Clinton has largely stayed out of the 2016 race, mentioned mostly in passing by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Now, following days …
John Micklethwait: What happens when one of the political wackos wins?
If you want to pick a number for 2016, how about 20 percent? Look around the politics of the Western world, and you’ll see that a lot of once-unthinkable …