Hussein Ibish

The US administration could not contain two alpha males, and Washington was never going to be big enough for both of them

The US administration is going after universities and everything that they stand for

Trump's Gulf sojourn is a rare diplomatic visit in which everyone is a winner

With the US trying to limit access to global perspectives, it’s unclear who will be up to the task of holding up a mirror to American culture and society like the late filmmaker did

Whether tariffs or immigration, most aspects of the plan are already facing strong opposition

As the opposition party, how the Democrats position themselves takes on a great degree of significance

His administration is changing the relationship between the individual and the state

Trump inherited a stable, functioning US economy and global trading system. Yet he is risking a large self-inflicted wound

The US administration's squabble with a judge is the start of the biggest question facing the country right now: will the administration obey the courts?

It is reckless and lacks a clear plan consistent with current economic realities

The Trump administration’s nakedly political act will lead the country down a slippery slope

His willingness to face down both the Russian forces and Trump is nothing less than a heroic act

The President’s absurd expulsion plan and subsequent U-turn served real purposes beyond trolling and confusion

An executive order issued by the US President has formalised a long-standing norm

Stripping federal workers of due process rights would be an unprecedented ideological purge of the bureaucracy