Posts Tagged ‘USA’

Game On

Game On

Our American election watcher shares her views on the crucial Iowa Republican caucus earlier this week

The state of the race

The state of the race

With the first Republican caucuses now less than a month away, our American writer offers more insight into who the republicans will choose to fight for the Presidency

Warren for Massachusetts

Warren for Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren in polarising – and enthusing – opinion in what looks to be the most lively contest for the US Senate this Fall

American Idol

American Idol

Never heard of Zelda Fitzgerald? Read on and discover more about one of the most significant women in twentieth century American literature

Camelot Revisited

Camelot Revisited

Half a century on, the Kennedy clan still evokes fervent interest – not least the former First Lady, who’s audio tapes from 1963 have recently been released

Mockingbirds and the Mythical South

Mockingbirds and the Mythical South

An impassioned explorer begins her account of her summer travels in the Deep South with a reflection on the complexities underpinning its society and classic literature

The curious tale of the Presidential memoir

The curious tale of the Presidential memoir

The presidential memoir has become a standard expectation of a modern politician – here are some reflections on the best volumes in recent years

GOP 2012: It’s only just begun

GOP 2012: It’s only just begun

We may be “all electioned out” over here, but the other side of the Atlantic the race for the Republican nomination has begun

In praise of American Beer

In praise of American Beer

What do the Yanks know about beer? Well, a lot more than you might think

Time now to end liberal confusion over al-Qaeda

Time now to end liberal confusion over al-Qaeda

Bin Laden is dead. With him should also die the liberal left’s shameful tacit support for al-Qaeda as a bulwark against supposed US imperialism

A Vote for Apathy

A Vote for Apathy

An American intern describes her attempts to engage with the recent referendum, and reflects on the result

Obama does God – and that’s a good thing

Obama does God – and that’s a good thing

By all accounts, Barack Obama’s speech last week in the wake of the Arizona shootings reclaimed his crown as a dazzling orator, and he has squarely answered his right wing enemies