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Edward Luce

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Why Musk has hit payday even before Trump takes office

The Tesla chief executive and other super-wealthy entrepreneurs could benefit from deregulation with the new president, but some are already reaping...

18.12.2024 10

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Biden (not Trump) has weakened America’s rule of law

In pardoning his son, the president has ensured that the distance between himself and Trump is now shrouded in fog.

04.12.2024 8

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Trump’s demolition of the US state

You measure a leader by his actions not by his heart. To judge from what Trump has done within a fortnight of winning the presidency, his path is...

19.11.2024 10

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How Trump is guaranteed to get his pound of flesh

The president-elect has promised vengeance against perceived enemies - and legions of Trumpians are ready to carry out his wishes.

12.11.2024 10

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Harris is done as America doesn’t care about Trump’s fascism

Kamala Harris is correct that the republic is in danger, but that message may not be enough to prevent a Trump victory.

29.10.2024 10

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America has lost its shame at this election as scandals mount

Reality is now running ahead of fiction in this political era, according to producers of the sitcom “Veep” about a flagrantly unprincipled...

17.10.2024 10

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Why the US election is a likely dead heat between sworn enemies

In a country divided into mutually hostile camps, no easy resolution to the polarisation seems likely after the November poll.

16.10.2024 9

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Harris’ refusal to answer questions is only hurting her

The Democratic nominee’s reluctance to do media interviews will not help sell her to undecided voters before the election.

29.08.2024 6

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The astonishing metamorphosis of Kamala Harris

Her shift from indifferent vice president to source of Obama-scale enthusiasm has caught many unaware. Yet Democratic talk of victory is dangerously...

25.08.2024 8

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‘Gaza’ is the word Democrats dare not whisper in Chicago

Silence is the wisest option for Kamala Harris on a divisive election issue that is harming the global image of the US.

22.08.2024 10

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Why there’s nothing ‘weird’ about Harris’ running mate

Tim Walz is a blue-collar moderate, who branded the Trump-Vance ticket “weird”. His working-class appeal can help Democrats prevail in swing...

08.08.2024 10

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Kamala Harris is now fighting in uncharted territory

The Democrats must decide between a coronation of the vice-president or a divisive contested convention.

21.07.2024 10

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America is staring into the abyss

A bullet almost killed the man who is vowing retribution if he is returned to the White House. A spirit of vengeance is haunting America.

15.07.2024 7

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A recession if Trump wins is just the start

Joe Biden has not targeted the former president’s trade policy during the campaign, but it would be disastrous for the US, and the rest of the...

27.06.2024 10

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Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important

A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how...

20.06.2024 6

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Why Trump, and not Hunter Biden, is trashing America’s courts

Treating the rule of law as a partisan issue is the mark of a corroded political culture.

06.06.2024 40

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Trump’s court is now America’s polling booths

A New York jury showed that no man is above the law. Their fellow Americans could over-rule that in November.

31.05.2024 40

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Three reasons the Trump train is unstoppable

Halting the former US president is proving very difficult for Joe Biden as the rivals head towards November’s election.

30.05.2024 50

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America’s race to tear up trade rules hurts everyone

The US is growing tired of upholding the economic rules it laid out for the world after 1945. But tariffs only punish consumers and undermine...

16.05.2024 70

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Why Gaza is an endless gift for Vladimir Putin

Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain for Joe Biden as he heads towards the US presidential election.

09.05.2024 20

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Europe should brace itself for a Trump victory

The difference between 2024 and 2016, when Trump last won the presidency, is that this time he has a plan. From Europe’s perspective, it would look...

05.05.2024 40

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Biden’s trade action against China is just polite Trumpism

Improved relations between the two powers can’t mask age-old trade tensions. Better communication is important because the structural problem...

18.04.2024 10

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Trump’s Republicans are now Putin’s puppets

Republicans have a stark choice before the US presidential election: help Ukraine’s Zelensky or pay fealty to Donald Trump.

11.04.2024 10

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The election issue keeping Trump awake at night

Democrats need to press home their advantage on the abortion issue that seems a sure vote-loser for Republicans in November.

04.04.2024 20

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A Kennedy might be about to help Trump into the White House

Robert Kennedy jnr’s third-party candidacy could split the vote in key swing states. Polls give him between 2 and 15 per cent of the vote in a...

28.03.2024 10

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Why no one will lend to cash-poor Trump

The Republican candidate’s financial difficulties pose risks for America as well as for himself.

21.03.2024 10

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Trump’s avalanche of lies is now boring

The candidate’s unchecked flow of untruths and bizarre outbursts spell danger but they no longer cause sufficient shock.

17.03.2024 30

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The real reason Nikki Haley is still running

The former South Carolina governor is boosting her brand by standing alone against Donald Trump in the Republican Party, writes Edward Luce.

26.02.2024 6

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The real reason Trump wants the White House again

The Republican frontrunner is hoping to cash in on the presidency to mend his business woes.

22.02.2024 30

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America is in the grip of geriatrics

President Joe Biden is no frail outlier but actually the gerontocratic norm in the United States.

15.02.2024 5

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Can Joe Biden now be convinced to drop out?

Most voters, including supporters of his own party, see the president as too old to run again.

11.02.2024 20

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Fear of Donald Trump sparks Congress chaos

Republicans are blocking critical policies that they insisted on because Donald Trump wants to score political points before the November election.

08.02.2024 10

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Wall St has changed its tune on Trump now that he might win

Many business leaders argue that the former president’s bark is worse than his bite. People warned about him in 2017, but the republic is still...

25.01.2024 4

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Biden’s blind spot for Israel could prove costly

The president’s staunch support for Israel risks damaging his prospects for re-election this year.

18.01.2024 10

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Time for Nikki Haley to take off the gloves

Unless the struggling presidential hopeful reverses course and attacks Donald Trump, the nomination race might just be over.

16.01.2024 7

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Trump victory gives green light to Putin, Xi

Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House next year.

07.12.2023 7

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