Trump’s persistent idiocy has hugely diminished America’s standing in world affairs
The reviewing platform at the military parade organised by China’s President Xi in Beijing promises a striking visual image of the utter idiocy of Donald Trump and his sycophantic cronies in Washington. Apart from ludicrous claims that he has a “great relationship” with some of the major dictators there, the Beijing event demonstrates how far […]
Trump shames America and Americans with his pathetic pandering to dictators
Back in 2017, at this time of year, Donald Trump issued a warning to North Korean despot Kim Jong-un, whom he dubbed “little rocket man”. He reacted to Kim’s test-firing of a missile towards Japan with extensive joint US-South Korea military exercises and stated that talking to Pyongyang was “not the answer”. US forces were […]
Trump’s deal-making to end the Ukraine war is a sick charade
Let’s be brutally honest about recent events. Donald Trump is – and is behaving like – an unpredictable, selfish ignoramus, constantly mollycoddled by a group of sycophants – whether domestic or international – to prevent him from crashing the car. To recap, he pronounced solemnly that unless there was an immediate ceasefire Putin’s Russia would […]
Israeli hostages not a priority for ministers planning Gaza takeover
Those of us who uphold the UN charter and support the right of Israel, a sovereign UN member state, to exist within its internationally recognised lawful boundaries and to defend that sovereignty – and that is the position of the great, great majority both of Irish and European citizens – are equally entitled to call […]
Donald Trump’s presidency represents a reversal of American orthodoxy on trade
We are now one-eighth of the way through US president Donald Trump’s second term. For some, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Nobody knows what the short-, medium- or long-term effects of his tariff wars will be. Is the United States on the cusp of a golden age, as he claimed on the day of […]
EU’s weakness shows up in migration as well as tariffs
It remains to be seen whether the so-called deal on tariffs announced on Sunday between the United States and European Union, imposing a general 15 per cent tariff on nearly all EU member states’ exports to the US, is a serious economic setback for the bloc in general or the Republic in particular. The official – and […]