The Irish Times

Maureen Dowd: Can the Democrats dodge doomsday?

Three party stalwarts speak with startling candour about the impending Repubocalypse

Sun Feb 20 2022 - 12:43

Maureen Dowd: Wokeness derails the Democrats

As the party focuses on the wrong things, many still wonder if Biden is up to the job

Sun Nov 07 2021 - 13:25

Maureen Dowd: Barack Obama’s birthday party signals the end of cool

Former president’s tone-deaf bash at Martha’s Vineyard was a tale of the disinvited

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 13:18

Biden reunites separated families but immigration challenges remain

Volume of arrivals at US-Mexico border putting extreme pressure on system

Sat May 08 2021 - 01:00

Maureen Dowd: Biden the anti-venom for Trump’s poisonous menace

A lot of voters seem relieved to step back in time with a sentimental old-school Irish pol

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 16:31

Maureen Dowd: The US president and the damage done

Donald Trump’s tragic errors of judgment have plunged his country into a nightmare

Sun Aug 02 2020 - 14:46

Maureen Dowd: Biden has his limitations but he’s no Trump

It’s the difference between fibs and whoppers, white lies and white supremacy

Sun Jul 12 2020 - 16:23

John Legend: Bigger Love review – More sickly sweet than sexy

Too often, Legend’s overbearing sentimentality scuppers his talent as a musician

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 05:00

Maureen Dowd: Trump the vampire enabler lives and lets die

Man tasked with leading US out of valley of death appears removed, shirking responsibility

Sun May 10 2020 - 18:45

Maureen Dowd: Has game-changing Trump doomed Democrats to irrelevance?

Democratic debate shows how president has altered the way US experiences politics

Sun Sept 15 2019 - 15:22

Joe Biden has a problem: too much past, not enough presence

Maureen Dowd: Arrogance of former vice president’s operation came spilling out on the debate stage

Sun Jun 30 2019 - 16:00

There is a feeling US hawks are building a campaign for a Middle East invasion

Will Trump drag his national security adviser and other uber hawks back from the precipice of their fondest desire to attack Iran?

Sun May 19 2019 - 16:09

Maureen Dowd: Is Beto O’Rourke just latest mythic would-be US saviour?

Pugilistic progressives may not stomach rich kid like Beto when US is in eat-rich mood

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 01:00

Maureen Dowd: Obama’s softness on banker crime was a gift to Trump

Trump’s promise to punish Wall Street for ‘getting away with murder’ was another con

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 01:00

Gary Hart: ‘I bear a very heavy burden of responsibility’

Former presidential candidate wonders whether 1987 controversy led US down road to Trump

Sun Nov 04 2018 - 23:00

O Emperor: Jason review - An extremely fine farewell

16 spectacular compositions conceived with unfiltered imagination and extraordinary musicianship

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 10:27

Manafort’s bookkeeper ‘was unaware’ of foreign accounts

Former Trump campaign chairman on trial in US on tax and bank fraud charges

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 20:13

Even for Americans, this week’s famous suicides felt different

America Letter: Deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain brought clear shift in mood

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 01:00

Rest in peace ... They died in 2017

Irish and international stars of film, music, politics, sport and real life who left us this year

Thu Dec 28 2017 - 06:00

Steve Bannon was set for a graceful exit. Then came Charlottesville

Clumsy departure of Donald Trump’s chief strategist came after months of tension

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 12:45

Steve Bannon’s out, but his agenda may not be

Analysis: Trump’s chief strategist had a say on trade, climate change and immigration

Sun Aug 20 2017 - 15:37

Steve Bannon was not smart enough to play dumb

Trump strategist signed his own death warrant with a series of stupid mistakes

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43

Maureen Dowd: How Trump is making America great again

The president has breathed new life into everything from feminism to Senate hearings

Mon Feb 13 2017 - 08:35

Bannon’s ‘stone cold stupid’ elevation to security post

Donald Trump’s chief adviser will have unprecedented role on US National Security Council

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 13:50

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton square up for TV close encounter

Election showdown and test of provocation is expected to draw record viewers

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 15:05

Maureen Dowd: How Obama has passed his baton to Hillary Clinton

On his way up Barack Obama criticised Hillary Clinton. Now he must praise her

Sun Jul 31 2016 - 18:00

Lynch’s meeting with Bill Clinton ‘casts shadow’ over email inquiry

US attorney general criticised for ‘social’ encounter while investigating Hillary Clinton

Fri Jul 01 2016 - 18:52

Maureen Dowd: Trump less macho than Clinton in some ways

Republican has tender ego, whereas Democrat is so tough she is known as ‘the Warrior’

Sun May 01 2016 - 19:38

Hillary Clinton being female not enough for many young women

Maureen Dowd: Key demographic who deserted her in 2008 are still not convinced

Sun Feb 14 2016 - 18:00

Simon Carswell: Trump and Sanders have more in common than you might think

They have tapped the same frustration felt by voters who feel let down by establishment politicians and angry that the system is stacked against them.

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 05:42

Trump’s strongman tactics may be just what voters want

The pugnacious candidate has scrambled up the US presidential campaign

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00

Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’: 16 years thinking outside the box

As Stewart’s tenure as host ends, writers, producers and others look at his best moments

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 20:38

Now in the final straight, Obama is saying as he sees it

His supporters are thrilled to see the Barack Obama they voted for is back

Mon Jul 20 2015 - 01:01

UK election: Labour hopes 5m doorstep conversations will win ‘ground war’

‘Content creator’ software stores potential voters’ names and likelihood to vote Labour

Tue May 05 2015 - 13:21