Losing the leadership of the free world
Scott Gilmore: Thirty years ago, it was easy to believe when Reagan said that America was a ’beacon of freedom’. Nobody’s buying it today.
Ronald Reagan
Trump and Putin preside over the funeral for Ronald Reagan’s party
Paul Wells: U.S. conservatives have always believed there can be no moral equivalence between democrats and authoritarians. Those days are over.
Ronald Reagan had a message about free trade with Canada that Donald Trump needs to hear
’We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.’
The president of the United States is unwell
Scott Gilmore on the increasingly erratic behaviour and bizarre lies of Donald Trump. And why this is no longer a laughing matter.
The loneliness of Donald Trump
Scott Gilmore: No longer able to command fear or respect, the U.S. president is suddenly very isolated and his White House a sideshow
From Reagan to Trump: A timeline of presidents’ first 100 days
From cabinet approvals to major achievements to assassination attempts, how Trump compares to presidents 40 to 45 in their first 100 days
Trump versus Clinton: can they pull a Reagan at the debate?
In their first presidential debate, both Trump and Clinton need to cross the threshold of acceptability
Nelson Mandela: ’I stand before you as the elected representative of the South African people’
The president of South Africa’s address to Parliament in 1998
Mulroney on Thatcher: ’She could dish it out, but she could take it’
The former PM on clashes, common causes, and a ’White Cliffs of Dover’ duet with the Iron Lady
Newsmakers: May. 3-10, 2012
Ben Mulroney has a big audition, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s in trouble, again, and Justin Bieber gets in the ring