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.

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.

The Putin-Trump Pact is eerily similar to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

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

Trump is a modern-day Prince John and Musk his Sheriff of Nottingham. The big question is: where is Robin Hood?

Was Elon Musk inspired by state capture in South Africa to bring this systemic type of corruption to the US?

The power of US presidents to grant pardons is a legacy of feudalism. It is likely to be abused under Trump 2.