To understand what has just happened in Britain, mystified Americans are advised to read the novels of Anthony Trollope. I especially recommend Framley Parsonage.

Why is Donald Trump being roasted for using a key Kennedy tactic?

Other presidents have ducked taking on North Korea. This one has no choice.

The Virginia shootings point to an upsurge in political violence

We shouldn’t be surprised by populism’s decay, here and in the US.

The president reflects a rising fear of the social cost of going green.

The president’s photo op in Riyadh signals a strategic coup.

Surrounded by warring factions and intrigue, Trump rules like a latter-day George III. To understand his administration, America needs to realise it now has an elected monarch.

The left is too quick to see tyranny or ruin in the sacking of the FBI chief.