Barack Obama

A new generation of American ideologues comes centre stage

Keerthik Sasidharan

Triumph of Trumpism

Trump: America’s Revolutionary

The Trump Revolution in the GOP has marked the most profound cultural and civilisational shift in American politics since Reagan’s first victory in 1980

Will Mr & Mrs Moses Wear A Bandana Now?

MJ Akbar

Kamala Harris was the candidate of the capital. She was a protégée of the elitist monarchs King Barack and Queen Michelle Obama, and their smug pseudo-strategists who thought that any nominee could slide past any question on policy with a non-sequitur

An Indian Summer in Washington

Rajeev Deshpande

Modi’s US visit comes at a time when bilateral interests are strongly aligned and will likely lead to a breakthrough in economic relations

Woke Americana

James Astill

The uses and abuses of the extreme new progressivism

Nobel Journalism

Siddharth Singh

The ideological message of the prize is at odds with what is truly celebratory about it

Who’s Afraid of Social Media?

Madhavankutty Pillai

Empowering. Liberating. Polarising. Incendiary. The interface between democracy and the digital noise

The Questioning Self

Mini Kapoor

The form of autobiography has long been Barack Obama’s way of explaining his way in the world

Congress Culprits

PR Ramesh

The party’s dismal performance in Bihar brought the knives out, with senior leaders attacking the high command

Dreams From Obama

S Prasannarajan

Obama's promised land is a hurt and a reward, and maybe that’s how it should be for an American who carries within him the sighs and joys of other cultures