This was a bad year for the US – but let’s focus on the positives
US Politics: The events of 2020 showed the quiet resilience of the US system
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
Boris Johnson has the charm and depth of an overcooked souffle
Jennifer O’Connell: Unfortunately, sometimes terrifyingly, we often get leaders we deserve
UK Politics: the real art of politics is accepting apathy
Cameron is not one for rousing a nation because he realises he has no need to
What's another year?
Quite a challenge, actually, if it’s 1965 and you’re Lyndon B Johnson, with a war raging in Vietnam, plus race and student riots at home, and you ‘don’t know what the hell to do’
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