I am nauseously optimistic about the chances of a Kamala Harris victory
Come what may, it’s a good day to salute the courage and persistence of the women on whose shoulders Harris’s extraordinary campaign was built
Donald Trump’s apparent misfires are part of a sinister strategy
Trump is ratcheting up the racism and misogyny because he needs the young men who have drifted away from the Democrats
Heather Humphreys defies old line about all political lives ending in failure
Minister is exiting politics amid warm affection from the real world. Her advice about ignoring social media is instructive
Don’t write off Gráinne Seoige. The original celebrity candidate was Jack Lynch
Lynch is a prime example of the problem with lazy monikers and a label that lumps all candidates with name recognition, but wildly varying backgrounds, together
Child benefit works as intended - and not just by buying votes for politicians
Yes, there’s a whiff of pixie dust about the bonanza of payments, but child benefit rightly holds a special place among mothers of all incomes and life choices
Leo Varadkar could learn something from Jimmy Carter about how to retire
The afterlives of political leaders are often greater measures of their character than their times in office are. It’s hard to let go - just watch former leaders who lack the grace to dial down the wise-after-the-event pronouncements
US media must stop ‘sanewashing’ Trump’s deranged speeches
Donald Trump’s gibberish is being played down as news outlets make him sound sane and rational
Dry your eyes Oasis fans, there’s no such thing as a gig emergency
Ultimately it comes down to the free market, to supply and demand and what people are willing to pay - because they’re superfans or want to be seen. But people exhausted by the relentless hustle have had enough
Netanyahu has distracted the world’s attention from countless other warmongering thugs
What kind of global mindset allows preposterous, insecure leaders in Sudan, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and elsewhere to cock their legs on their own populations and the wider world?
Donald Trump doesn’t know how to compete against Kamala Harris
Complaints that Harris won’t agree to a sit-down interview miss the point: these elections are about anything but issues and policy
Post-Olympics comedown can leave athletes feeling exhausted, empty and aimless
We will miss those two weeks of uncomplicated joy which felt like a holiday for the heart
Laws on wearing masks are just one of the difficult balancing acts to come
Minister for Justice is exploring ways to ban protesters from wearing masks with the intention to intimidate others and frustrate efforts to identify them
Was the Olympics ceremony backlash more about the drag artists than the Last Supper?
Despite the rain, the cheese, the sneers and the sheer length of it, it was impossible not to feel moved. Like it or not, Thomas Jolly created the most inclusive event in the history of sport
US politicians are now realising that rhetoric can inspire violence
Trump has promised to use a speech to ‘bring the country together’. Just imagine if he mustered the moral courage to say violence is never acceptable and he will accept the results of the election
It’s as if we’re seeing Kamala Harris for the first time
If not now, if it’s too soon for a woman president, if the stakes are too high this time, when will it be her time?