Delcy the dictator and Donald the wannabe dictator are locked in a tug of war. The outcome may not be as obvious as it seems.

Trump wants you to believe Maduro was the reason he attacked Venezuela. Do not believe him.

Redactions are a travesty, which allow politicians to get away with raping children. There is a better way.

Drug smuggling and people-smuggling obey the same economic incentives. Governments have failed to stop both. What do we do now?

There have always been strong parallels drawn between chess and geopolitics. This is as true today as in the past. Naroditsky paid the price.

Lying in Western politics has assumed unprecedented scale and severity. Democratic reform is urgently needed to resurrect political integrity.

Trump adores dictators, but he does not have what it takes to be one. Not enough brains, not enough balls. He will go down in history a clown.

Trump is building a personal army, which will be eerily similar to Hitler's Brownshirts. However, America is still fast asleep.

Success is the highest virtue in American society. The flip-side is that America's losers get a raw deal. Understand American politics by understanding the country's cultural underpinnings.

Trump promised to 'drain the swamp', but in his desperation to stamp out the symptoms of his policy mistakes he is dramatically increasing the reach of the US government. Not what his supporters voted for.

The US-EU trade deal has been touted as a Trump win. It is not. In fact, it is a big US own goal and here is why.

In a stunning display of intellectual excellence and leadership, the Louisiana legislature has voted to ban chemtrails. Onwards and upwards, America!

Israel's annexation of Gaza is underway. Indiscriminate bombing, denial of access to food, and destruction of health care facilities are designed to make life impossible in Gaza.

Trump surrenders on tariffs after the bond market shows its teeth. His next book, The Art of Capitulation, will soon hit the shelves at a good bookshop near you.

The finance industry struggles to distinguish between populists and technocrats on the Right. It is costly.

I summarise the public record on ties between Trump and Putin. Is Trump a Russian asset? Make up your own mind!

Trump's challenge to the US justice system has now begun. Democracy is at stake. All eyes on the Supreme Court.

The Trump Dump is here! Will it become a Trump Slump? Expect a bounce in Q2, but Trump policies are hurting long-term prospects for the US.

Trump only has limited time to secure his position of power. Will he stuff the Supreme Court? If not, me may be out sooner than you think.

Trump has given Netanyahu green light to implement a final solution for Gaza. The only things standing in the way of disaster is Europe.