Ronald Reagan

Scott Gilmore: Thirty years ago, it was easy to believe when Reagan said that America was a ‘beacon of freedom’. Nobody’s buying it today.

Paul Wells: U.S. conservatives have always believed there can be no moral equivalence between democrats and authoritarians. Those days are over.

‘We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.’

Scott Gilmore on the increasingly erratic behaviour and bizarre lies of Donald Trump. And why this is no longer a laughing matter.

Scott Gilmore: No longer able to command fear or respect, the U.S. president is suddenly very isolated and his White House a sideshow

From cabinet approvals to major achievements to assassination attempts, how Trump compares to presidents 40 to 45 in their first 100 days

In their first presidential debate, both Trump and Clinton need to cross the threshold of acceptability

The president of South Africa’s address to Parliament in 1998

The former PM on clashes, common causes, and a ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ duet with the Iron Lady

Ben Mulroney has a big audition, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s in trouble, again, and Justin Bieber gets in the ring

Brian Topp continues to make use of his Globe pulpit: defending the Canadian arts community and explaining the case for taxing the rich.

Or will the party lead the leader?