America

How the jazz musician’s iconic soundtrack to Lift to the Scaffold still resonates today

Some say that had the 39th president died in 1982, for example, he would have been forgotten, written off as a failure. Now he has a legacy

Menopause is natural, not a disorder, and women should be able to talk about it openly and without stigma

The Republican party has become the party of the gun

I used to be an Oscars fanatic. But now, all the magic has gone

The American people are constantly being educated about their own politics. Their latest lesson is on classified documents

A musical inspired by George Takei's early life has a tremendous emotional charge

This new Congress will be the setting for the fight for the soul of America where the grounds of the 2024 election will be decided upon

Two late works shed light on his four-decade link with a remarkable scientific institution

The republicans are trying to stop MAGAfreude turning into a full-scale GOP apocalypse

Isabel Díaz Ayuso could cause a political earthquake if she takes on the leader of her centre-right party

The country is in trouble. Can Joe Biden guide America through its turmoil?

On the second anniversary of the storming of the US Capitol, a first-hand account recalls the carnage of the day Donald Trump’s supporters tried to seize power

The Republican front-runner would be a fool to write off his former friend

It paints a picture of post-Brexit life that Michael Gove and others don’t like. But what if America’s leading newspaper is right?

What does Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter really have to do with our 21st-century complex over free speech?

The US justice department’s investigation into Donald Trump could spell the end for him as a political force

Is America ready for the Ron DeSantis Show? Both Republicans and Democrats are tuned in...

Trump will soon join a political graveyard littered with tombstones of those who underestimated Joe Biden

The thought of appeasing Putin is terrible - but the men who could replace him might be even worse

The populist right is on the rise and it's deeply nostalgic

Welcome to Europe’s future, in which Britain holds a referendum in 2041 to rejoin the European Union

Anything could happen in the upcoming US midterm elections. All bets are off

This recipe gives lobster rolls a European makeover

Named after its creator, the theremin became one of the sounds of the 20th century, from The Day the Earth Stood Still to Scooby Doo

Donald Trump and Liz Truss have more in common than first meets the eye. Above all, their loyalties used to lie elsewhere

Far-right talk radio host Alex Jones and his listeners could spell danger for Joe Biden

Commentators in the US are unsure what the future holds in politics. These bizarre midterms won't shine any light on the issue

The Velvet Underground are the ultimate New York band. Yet in their brief lifespan and their afterlife as one of music’s enduring cults, they had a European heart

At the height of his fame, the star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day called time on his movie career. Why? So he could study philosophy at the Sorbonne

An idea that originated in the Basque country seems to be catching on