Trump is framing Jerome Powell in order to put a sycophantic stooge in his place as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. We should all worry.

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.

There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

Anti-immigration policies are a distraction that enable our politicians to not deal with the real issues that matter to voters.

International relations are now dictated by the strong and the ruthless, who behave like school yard bullies. With no sign of effective opposition, things will get even worse.

The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded for insights into the drivers of long-term economic growth. The US government is heading the wrong way as far as growth policy is concerned.

The case for banning Israeli participation in international sports and culture is even stronger than the case against Apartheid South Africa.

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 West has gone to war with China on the misguided belief that tariffs can fix trade imbalances. There is a far better way.

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.

The massive funding increase for ICE is worrisome. ICE can now expel 12m immigrants, but who will occupy the cells in the new prisons once the immigrants are gone?

Zohran Mamdani and I have never met, but we have a funny indirect connection dating back to Uganda in the mid 1990s

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.

America's beloved members of the security and armed services are increasingly doing Gestapo work for Trump. It is time to discuss this issue.

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.