McCain
New York: A Cousin in the White House
US Election Week diary: New Yorkers and their attitudes towards the new president
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Feminist Scorned
Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s running mate aroused unprecedented rage and delight, especially among women – but why?
New York: Diary
‘New York feels much calmer than London about the financial crisis. It’s not clear if this attitude is a product of resignation or sheer denial, schadenfreude against wealthy financiers, or perhaps a kind of emotional hardiness born of the 9/11 attacks.’
Sarah Palin
Governor Palin may be inexperienced but she owes her huge popularity in Alaska to getting things done
Joe Biden
Barack Obama’s running mate is vastly experienced in getting foreign policy decisions wrong
ONLINE ONLY: How Sarah Got Drafted
Ordinary Americans and ‘Netroots’ activists chose Sarah Palin, not just John McCain
New York: A ‘Post-racial’ American vs an Old Coot
‘The Obama campaign will be touted as “historic,” and how do you run against history?’
American Revolution
Barack Obama has the mood, the momentum and the money in his favour – but John McCain’s character and record could yet swing November’s presidential election for the Republicans
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts