The choice facing America in less than a month will not be made by voters weighing rival sets of policies. Kamala Harris’s plans lack detail; Donald…

All countries have their patriots, but few are as proud as America’s. They exult in the lofty ideals of the Founding Fathers. They marvel at their…

For nearly a year, Israel has fought a defensive war on its border with Lebanon. Since 8 October, the pattern has been familiar. Civilians on both…

First, it was pagers; then, it was walkie-talkies. On 18 September, another wave of explosions rocked Lebanon: two-way radios detonated in homes,…

Even without Donald Trump on the ballot, American elections tend to create conflict. America is the only proper presidential democracy in which the…

Jerome Powell’s tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve has been admirably sure-footed. But on 31 July, he may have stumbled when he announced that…

If today’s stock markets have their version of the great wildebeest migration, it is the stampede of the Nvidia bulls. Wall Street is no Serengeti,…

When visiting a doctor a few years from now, you can expect to be accompanied by a virtual version of yourself. This so-called digital twin will be a…

America’s voters have not given credit to the Biden White House for their country’s economic boom. Will they punish Kamala Harris for a bust? After…

The phoney campaign has ended. The real battle for the White House will be between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and it has only just begun.When…