columnists Maeve Higgins: Why are people like Mick Mulvaney rewarded for failing in politics?Playing up your Irishness while taking food from the mouths of hungry people isn't a good look for any multimillionaire's son
world 'Trump has shamed himself and soiled presidency'It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.
comment-analysis Ian Buruma: Age-old fears could fuel Trump election victoryUS President Donald Trump's crass and incendiary words in response to the protests sweeping major cities horrified many Americans. But will age-old racial prejudices, often unspoken, or even acknowledged, still make them vote for the false security of a coarse white bully?