Trump’s birthday UFC fight is a seminal moment in US politics
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/trumps-birthday-ufc-fight-is-a-seminal-moment-in-us-politics/The UFC event today at the White House has been widely dismissed as an absurdity. Inevitably, the administration’s critics have portrayed the event — officially part of...
Is Trump’s birthday extravaganza his last hurrah?
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/is-trumps-birthday-extravaganza-his-last-hurrah/In January 1934, Franklin D. Roosevelt held a toga-themed birthday party at the White House to mock the accusation that he was an incipient dictator. Donald Trump is doing him one...
The Belfast attack raises questions about Ireland’s borders
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/the-belfast-attack-raises-questions-about-irelands-borders/As is so often the case following riots, attention on symptoms drowns out discussion about the cause. This pattern has been evident this week, as unrest in Belfast erupted...
David and Goliath
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/david-and-goliath/The most consequential allies in the US war on the Iranian Republic (now passing the 100-day mark) are not influential, behemoth nations, but small, agile, rising powers: a glittering city-state of 11 million and...Alan Moir’s Cartoon of the Day
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