Henry Kissinger departs, and we are left with the consequences of his crimes and of the doctrine that made them possible.
Category: United States
Close contests in America
Democrats have a good night in America's off-year elections, but tight contests are still very much the norm.
Pence is out
The Republican presidential field in the US starts to contract, with Mike Pence bowing out. More will have to follow his lead if a viable non-Trump candidate is to emerge.
Irresponsible government in America
America's Republican Party finds, as expected, that its tenuous grasp on the House of Representatives gives each of its opposing wings the power to frustrate the other.
Birds of a feather
Robert Kennedy Jr toys with the idea of an third-party candidacy for the presidency. Should that worry the Democrats or the Republicans?
Realignment for real, part 2
The contest for the Republican nomination in the US reflects something deeper than a clash of personalities.
Autocrats north and south
The contrasting post-presidential fortunes of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Different party systems play an important role.
Constitutionalism in Ohio
Voters in Ohio reject a move to make constitutional amendment more difficult, and there's a particular amendment they've got in mind.
Belief in the unbelievable
The decline of religious belief continues at a steady rate in America. Could conspiracy theories be serving as a replacement?
More caution at the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court makes another effort to salvage some of its reputation by rejecting a pet right-wing argument about judicial review.
The World is Not Enough 