Patrick Freyne: If he’s the Lincoln Lawyer, am I the Nissan Micra journalist?
The lawyer has a simple personality: he lawyers the heck out of things while owning a car
Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle
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Maureen Dowd: Can the Democrats dodge doomsday?
Three party stalwarts speak with startling candour about the impending Repubocalypse
Civic peace looks untenable in America’s future
US Politics: Terrible internal violence with riots and assassinations may hover on horizon
Maureen Dowd: Wokeness derails the Democrats
As the party focuses on the wrong things, many still wonder if Biden is up to the job
Matt Williams: Lions and Springboks have done rugby a grave disservice
The rugby on offer has been ugly and the off the field behaviour uglier still in South Africa
Joe Biden signs law making Juneteenth a national holiday
US president says date ‘marks the long night of slavery and a promise of a morning to come’
‘Find him and kill him’: A pilot’s desperate escape from Kabul
Naiem Asadi is of an ethnic minority repeatedly attacked by Taliban, Islamic State
How does the much-maligned Euclid’s Elements relate to coronavirus?
Analysis suggests part of the coronavirus has the structure of a truncated octahedron
Impeachable reputation – An Irishman’s Diary on Andrew Johnson
The 17th president of the US had a gift for demagoguery
Washington is a shadow of its former self after 10 months of Covid-19
America Letter: US capital waits to greet President Biden amid a particularly tough year
Unity amid diversity: Five key takeaways from Biden and Harris victory speeches
Message of hope following US presidential election win: ‘Now is when the real work begins’
Diarmaid Ferriter: Demagogue Trump has exploited longstanding fissures in US
Even with a narrow Joe Biden victory there will be no neat resolution
Simon Schama: A fight to the death between two visions of America
A bitterly polarised nation could do with a little of the spirit Lyndon Johnson showed in 1965
Maureen Dowd: How did we go from Abraham Lincoln to a Sharknado reject?
Even if Joe Biden wins on Tuesday, it will not be easy to restore what has been lost
The Irish Times view on the US presidential debate: a little less Trump
The president landed no knockout blows, and outside his large, dwindling base that would have been the only way to convince waverers
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: With 15 days to go, Trump faces an uphill battle for victory
US president holds rallies in defiance of state and federal coronavirus guidelines
Barrett tells senators her Catholic faith will not influence her court rulings
Questions on abortion, gun law and healthcare put to supreme court nominee
Frederick Douglass: Push for Cork street to be named after anti-slavery activist
‘Commemorating Douglass now would send signal about how Cork is a vibrant, multicultural city’
Bill & Ted in middle age: ‘We felt if we did it with heart, it would work’
Alex Winter on friendship with Keanu Reeves, the risky new film and the fun side of fame
Thousands gather on anniversary of Martin Luther King’s speech
Families of George Floyd and Jacob Blake call for racial justice
Trump accepts Republican nomination and attacks ‘weak’ rival Joe Biden
‘No one will be safe in Biden’s America,’ US president tells supporters in White House speech
Trump doesn’t have a pet – is that proof he’s a bad president?
Many pets have padded through the White House; some have been used for political gain
Trump homes in on White House or Gettysburg for nomination speech
Choice of Gettysburg could be electorally advantageous to president in re-election bid
Trump denies asking how to add face to Mount Rushmore
US president dismisses report he approached South Dakota governor about monument
‘Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.’ Trump mocked over cognitive test boast
In attempts to question mental capacity of rival Joe Biden, US president draws ridicule on himself
Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy in work from home era
Company hopes to find a buyer and avoid liquidation
How to achieve the best possible economic recovery
Martin Wolf: Aggressive fiscal and monetary policies will be needed
Trump criticises ‘delinquent’ Nato members over defence spending
US president accuses Democrats of trying to ‘take away a lot of strength from our police’
Trump returns to campaign trail with many empty seats at Tulsa
US president claims Covid-19 tests inflate cases at rally overshadowed by NY firing
‘Civil rights isn’t over’: Americans mark Juneteenth coast to coast
Thousands march through US cities after months of protests over George Floyd
Juneteenth celebrations spread to corporate America
A holiday commemorating the end of slavery has found new resonance amid antiracism protests
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