Nash Riggins
The Independent
United Kingdom
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John Bolton the warhawk wants a no-deal Brexit and a UK-US trade deal – don’t take the bait
The US national security advisor is a hungry jackal who preys on anyone he perceives to be weaker than the US – which is probably why Donald Trump has sent him over to London this week → Read More
Donald Trump, stop trying to foist the disaster of Brexit onto Americans like me – populism is destroying the US and Britain
America and Britain are basically two sides of the same coin. Deny it all you want – Americans are probably just as terrified of Marmite as Britons are of regressive abortion laws and the Second Amendment. But try not to stress about yeast extract or mass murder for now. Even the closest siblings have the odd tiff, so let’s just stick a pin in it. We’ve got a bigger problem on → Read More
As an American living in Europe, I know Donald Trump is wrong about Viktor Orban – he's a pariah
Say what you want about Donald Trump, but the guy is a showman. I mean, he’s a real slick customer. Trump’s yarn-spinning makes Rumpelstiltskin look like an amateur; nobody’s better at distorting facts into partisan clickbait. → Read More
It took New Zealand just six days to ban semi automatic weapons. America, are you listening?
America has this phenomenal reputation for getting stuff done fast. Flamboyant Libyan dictator needs putting in his place? Let’s cut the crap and drop the payload. Giant brick wall needs building? Let’s bypass democracy and declare a national emergency. Too many migrants crossing the border? Hell, let’s just lock their kids in cages and see what happens. → Read More
Rudy Giuliani is so useless that he can’t even decide if Trump colluded with the Russians or not
The president’s lawyer is now claiming that his boss had never said there was no collusion. But we know that’s false. Even Pinocchio wouldn’t bother lying about that one → Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could've saved herself some embarrassment by taking social media tips from our upstanding president
There’s nothing more disgusting than an oversharing millennial. Day in and day out, tech-savvy, twenty-something snowflakes plaster social media with a never-ending sea of food selfies, cat videos, vertically shot monologues and pie-in-the-sky, socialist critiques of western society – and it’s absolutely exhausting. → Read More
Ocasio-Cortez is good for American politics – but her election victory was no moon landing
There’s some old adage about shooting messengers and why you shouldn’t do it, but a lot of Americans tend to ignore it. That’s why being the White House press secretary is pretty much the worst job on the planet – God, do you remember watching Barack Obama’s old spokesperson, poor Jay Carney, squirm on-air like a lost puppy? You just wanted to give the little guy a bear hug. → Read More
Democrats need someone to bridge the stark political divide for 2020. What we don’t need is John Kerry
America’s been without a leader for quite some time now. Our partisan congress is split down the middle, the judiciary is a quagmire and Democrats are at each other’s throats over who gets to hold a tiddly gavel. Add that seedy Twitter fiend we’ve got holed up in the Oval Office and it’s fair to say America is now effectively the Dyson of power vacuums. → Read More
Watching migrant children choke on tear gas at the US border, I’m horrified at what America has become
Most places have a pretty good sense of national identity. You get the odd moan from pensioners about the inevitable impacts of globalisation, sure. Yet by and large, we tend to overlook our differences, band together and take genuine pride in our commonalities and shared cultural quirks. But in America, identity works a little bit differently. → Read More
Democrats, either get behind Nancy Pelosi or be quiet – there’s no better candidate for Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi has always pissed off America’s down-home conservatives. Zero exaggeration. They absolutely despise her, and it’s not that hard to see why. → Read More
This so-called ‘investigation’ into Kavanaugh is a far cry from Hollywood’s depiction of an admirable, truth-seeking FBI
Americans tend to give the FBI pride of place as the be-all, end-all of law enforcement – and why not? I mean, it was the FBI who caught Patrick Swayze and brought his gang of bank robbing surfers to justice. → Read More
Brett Kavanaugh's 1982 diary proves he could not possibly assault anyone – he was too busy living the rich prep school white guy dream
There’s a lot of freaks and geeks out there who like to suck the fun out of everything. They get so jelly of people’s awesome, kickass, amazing lives that they just can’t help themselves. They see somebody with nice things, and they just have to try and ruin it: keggers, Senate confirmation hearings, Beach Week, you name it. → Read More
Don't believe the hype over the Kavanaugh hearing – Donald Trump won't abandon his man at the 11th hour
Everybody knows the American government is based on a system of checks and balances – and to be honest, it’s worked pretty well so far. Congress makes the laws, the president enforces them and the courts keep everybody on a tight constitutional leash. → Read More
Donald Trump might hate the establishment – but it turns out that's exactly what's saving his presidency
Not all heroes wear capes, as the adults in the White House frustrating our president's maddest impulses have proven → Read More
Donald Trump is heading towards impeachment – and you have the power to make that happen
When it comes to President Donald Trump, what you see is what you get – and what most of us see is a shallow slimeball. Trump shpws little respect for women, poor folks, smart people or just about anyone of colour. He brags about grabbing women “by the pussy”, is facing lawsuits for sexual assault, locks migrant children up and has declared bankruptcy six times. He is a slave to America’s gun… → Read More
If Trump meant what he said about immigration, Melania's parents wouldn't have become US citizens this week
If it's not a big deal for Melania and her parents to take advantage of chain migration, why does her ham-fisted husband seem to think it's such a big deal when other people do it? → Read More
It's great the US is blocking printed guns – we wouldn't want them to develop a gun problem
Republicans and Democrats are finally agreeing on one, microscopic detail about gun control, but the jaw-dropping hypocrisy at play here is infuriating → Read More
Trump might not see the protests this week, but they’re still important – here’s why
As Theresa May cuddles up to the US president, he's getting a whole lot of undeserved credibility. But during his visit to London, British people will take to the streets in their thousands and American audiences will know that the UK wants nothing to do with him → Read More
When you look at Melania Trump's 'I really don't care' jacket, remember the President's worst crime isn't family separation
Donald Trump is a showman at heart. The guy thrives on nail-biting chaos and confusion like a mushroom needs rancid manure to grow. But this week it looks like the Teflon Don has finally found a pile of filth so vile that it actually disagrees a little bit with his tummy. → Read More
Robert De Niro swearing about Trump epitomises everything that's wrong with liberal America right now
Feeding the divisiveness that led to Trump's election is getting old. It's time to start strategising in favour of Democrats rather gathering round A-listers shouting about how much they hate the President → Read More