Cool hand Biden shows precious political instinctOPINION: The vice president’s affable Captain Kirk evens out Obama’s stiff Spock personaMon Jan 7 2013 - 00:00
Obama needs to be a lot angrier over gun lobbyOPINION: The NRA is busy defending anyone owning anything with a triggerMon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
All this talk of cliffs leaves me on edgeOPINION: The end of the world never comes at a convenient time.Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Shell-shocked Republicans remain in denial, their shattered dreams gone with the windOPINION : The Republican Party is heading towards extinction after the crushing defeat of Mitt Romney in the US presidential…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Hitch would have liked Hillary's blond ambitionAmerica: Alfred Hitchcock was a bit of a sadistMon Dec 3 2012 - 00:00
Lessons for Obama from the rookie hero of the Washington RedskinsOPINION: The two electrifying rookies exploded on to the scene with killer smiles, undeniable gifts, an affinity for superheroes…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Rearguard Biden action lays ground for Obama offensiveOPINION: The vice-president didn’t disappoint and exposed pretender Paul Ryan’s tired neo-con agendaMon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
The script Obama needs to bring back to the West WingScreenwriter Aaron Sorkin shares a scene of Barack Obama seeking the counsel of a fictional former Democratic president known…Mon Oct 8 2012 - 01:00
Addressing the colourful topic of the little black dressOPINION: Noir style comes in many shapes and sizes, as an exhibition celebrating the staying power of the LBD revealsMon Oct 1 2012 - 01:00
Latest exposé leaves friend and foe alike gobsmackedOH, FOR the days when we thought Mitt Romney didn’t stand for anything.Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
Romney's superficial world view allows neocons slither backOPINION: The Republicans’ foreign policy is being driven by the black-and-white neocon perspectiveMon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Depressing to recall what soaring hopes we had four years agoHOW DID the one formerly known as The One go for two? In his renomination acceptance speech here on Thursday night, he told us…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Beyond the Romney sidekick's beautiful calm lurks a lot of rageOPINION: The fresh Generation X vice-presidential contender, Paul Ryan, at first blush emanates a thoughtful, reassuring reasonableness…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Paul Ryan - the cutest package that cruelty ever came inRomney has outsourced his political identity to a numbers guy whose numbers don’t add upFri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Mitt no match for amiable Obama routineOPINION : Romney’s failure to convey an impression of likability to voters exposes a key weaknessMon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
No medals for Romney in London as he follows in father's footsteps with epic gaffeOPINION: Mitt tried to condescend to the nation that invented condescensionMon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
A Faustian pact that hid sexual abuse to protect a brandOPINION: Football coach Joe Paterno concealed abuse to protect a cash cow and his reputationMon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Self-absorbed Obama fails to stimulate voters or the economyOPINION : The White House is a very hard place to go on a vision quest, especially with a storm brewingMon Jun 4 2012 - 01:00
Princes of Catholic Church turn deaf ear to thoughtful sistersOPINION: When nuns advocate for social justice, a powerful prelate is assigned to tackle ‘corporate dissent’Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Ann Romney plays the aggrieved mother to milk the momentOPINION: ANN ROMNEY is a good mom.Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
We badly need a Palin-type candidate - just for amusementOPINION: SATURDAY NIGHT Live writers have devastatingly lampooned Mitt Romney as a corny, coreless candidate who evokes an “…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Messiah required to deliver us from this Global War on WomenOPINION: Barack Obama this week gave us a moment of relief from the pervasive effects of old boys clubsMon Apr 9 2012 - 01:00
Father-son relationship a major force on and offstageOPINION: Director Mike Nichols thinks some US presidential candidates are running to fulfil their fathers’ dreams more than …Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Crying Putin, mantyhose and manscara - is this the end of men?OPINION: USUALLY I’M the one musing about the end of men.Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Republican contenders fighting battles lost long agoOPINION : Party candidates for the presidential nomination are trying to be most radical and unreasonableMon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Starlet who kissed Elvis and then became a nunOPINION: HOW DO you marry God after you’ve kissed the King? Easy. Just ask Dolores HartMon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
All about backbone as spine spinners hail chief's military savvyJOE BIDEN is always ready to jump in as a character witness for Barack ObamaThu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Tiff on tarmac as Obama riles dominatrix of illegal immigrationOPINION : Republicans obsess on the idea of sending their best and toughest to do battle with the presidentMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Aloof Obama just a mortal politician after allOPINION Who knew, in the exuberance of 2008, that the American people were actually electing an introvert?Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Tin Man looks set to tackle Spock in battle of Harvard gradsOPINION: Obama and Romney share matching traits that can make them seem alien and exoticMon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
May the best wife win in Republican Oval Office raceOPINION : When it comes to campaigning, some spouses are not inclined to hide their ambitionsMon Jan 2 2012 - 00:00
Approaching bicentenary a timely reminder of Dickens's legacyOPINION: The great storyteller is never far from our minds at Christmas, a festive period, he recalled, when we could ‘bear …Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Sex abuse scandal shows smug world protecting its ownOPINION: The Penn State scandal is a grotesque example of an insular world protecting its ownMon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Shopping with man who puts woman on their pedestalsOPINION: I WAS waiting for the other shoe to drop. It didn’t take longMon Nov 7 2011 - 00:00
Saudi ambassador to US keeps his head in face of outlandish plotOPINION : For months Adel al-Jubeir knew he was the target of an assassination plot – but he couldn’t tell anyoneMon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Women are mistaken to think Hemingway has nothing to offerOPINION: HEMINGWAY COULD be hard on women. And women could be hard on Hemingway.Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Is taking up yoga a good move - or a path to injury and worse?OPINION: SOMETIMES IT feels as though I spend half my time working and the other half trying to ameliorate the strain of working…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Maybe the US supreme court should ask if it is co-operating in evilOPINION : The death penalty does not pose a moral hazard for supreme court justice Nino ScaliaMon Oct 3 2011 - 01:00
Flailing White House team is dancing on the edge of one termOPINION : ONE DAY during the 2008 US presidential election campaign, as Barack Obama read the foreboding news of the mounting…Mon Sep 5 2011 - 01:00
Order, order, order in the houseIn politics, as in romance, often you crave the complete opposite of your last relationshipWed Jan 13 1999 - 00:00