‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says The Guardian - US · May 20, 2023
Peter Dutton claims Labor wants ‘gas gone’ and urges sector to fight intervention Opposition leader criticises government policies including the price cap, which Treasury has estimated saved households $230 on power bills The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023
At least 80 calls to National Archives since 2010 about mishandling classified information The National Archives has been called more than 80 times in the past decade-plus about classified materials found in the papers of former members of Congress and other U.S. officials The Independent UK · May 17, 2023
Simplify the Tax Code Instead of Creating an IRS Rival to TurboTax Americans collectively spend billions of hours each year preparing their taxes. Rather than adding a government-run website into the mix, politicians should just simplify the tax code. Reason · May 15, 2023
US relaxes restrictions for gay, bisexual men to donate blood Updated guidelines will replace three-month abstinence rule that LGBTQ advocates had long decried as discriminatory. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023
The Poverty Paradox: why is there still so much economic hardship in the US? In a new book, author Mark Rank looks at why one of the world’s wealthiest countries has such a high rate of poverty The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023
Biden laughs off 2024 age concerns: ‘My career of 280 years’ As Joe Biden, the oldest president in US history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age, cracking self-deprecating jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
‘My career of 280 years’: Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns As Joe Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age, cracking self-deprecating jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Will 2024 Bring the Return of the Neocons? The GOP nominee can forge a humbler path on foreign policy—or turn back to failed neoconservatism. Reason · May 7, 2023
Biden knows it and so does Zelenskiy: success depends on telling the right story Conservative narratives have lost their power. Britain should follow the lead of the world’s winners The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023
The Last Honest Man: Frank Church and the fight to restrain US power Pulitzer-winner James Risen calls the late Democratic senator an ‘American Cicero’ – and makes a strong case The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023
‘Oi, Camilla! Where are your Rothmans?’ My day as a royal footman What’s it like to share a carriage with Charles and Camilla? Still waiting for my invitation to the coronation, I grabbed a ride with a pair of lookalikes – and even made it into Buckingham Palace The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023
How did a rare US Senate book bearing King Charles’ name land in a used bookshop? A leather-bound copy of a US Senate rules book, one of 450 printed for the nation’s 91st Congress in 1969, was discovered on sale for a mere $9.39. The name stamped in gilt letters on its front could offer a unique view into King Charles III’s relationship with America. Io… The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Trump woke us up. Joe needs to let us in Biden's desire to be the anti-Trump in everything is potentially harming the nation the most Salon · May 4, 2023
Salon · May 3, 2023 FCC refuses to protect the environment FCC typically does nothing when companies want to add new cell towers, build on protected land or launch satellites
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Can Biden win again? Here's how past incumbents fared No president wants to give up the power and prestige that comes with the office after only one term, and Joe Biden is no exception
The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023 ‘Excessive loyalty’: how Republican giant George Shultz fell for Nixon, Reagan … and Elizabeth Holmes The great secretary of state’s biographer, Philip Taubman, balances cold war achievements with costly political failures
The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023 Madonna King: Don’t hold it against Joe Biden for being 80 Why do we focus on a number, and not those factors that might determine whether an 80-year-old can do the job well?
Salon · Apr 27, 2023 Sharlet: "After Trump comes others" "It's worse post-Trump than it was during Trump's presidency"
Reason · Apr 26, 2023 Matt Dallek: The John Birch Society's Deep Influence on Trump's GOP The George Washington University historian argues that the group's paranoid mindset and obsessions are front and center in the modern GOP.
The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023 Why a Biden-Harris reelection ticket makes sense for the Democrats in 2024 After months of speculation, the US president, Joe Biden, has confirmed his intention to seek reelection in 2024. In his video announcement, Biden promised to stand up against “MAGA extremists” and called on Americans to give him the chance to “finish the job”, saying:
The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023 Yes, Joe Biden is old and has low approval ratings, but this is why he's still confident of re-election America’s first octogenarian president has finally announced he is going to seek more time in office amid lacklustre public enthusiasm.
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2023 Letter from King Charles to be included in new Trump book, report says Letters to Trump reportedly contains 150 messages from key figures also including Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2023 ‘Market rules should benefit the majority of the citizenry’: historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway In their new book, The Big Myth, the authors document the rise of ‘market fundamentalism’ and Americans’ relationship with government regulations
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2023 Baseball quiz: Honoring the great TV, radio sports announcers Watching baseball on TV is great, but listening to games on the radio is one of life’s pleasures.