Trump: Populist, fascist or opportunist? Pick one.

In America's inflamed political environment today, and arguably in much of the world, complex problems have been reduced to generic political labels, and Donald Trump has become the leading exponent of something called "populism". In Britain one has Nigel Farage, in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi and in France, Marine Le Pen, each offering their own version of …

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Why is Sarah Huckabee perpetually outraged?

While walking the dogs this morning my hubby Stew, who also functions as unsalaried political analyst and ace chef, made an astute observation: "That woman Sarah Huckabee seems to be perpetually outraged about something."Stew's right. Sarah seems to wake up outraged before she slides into outright disgust as the day wears on.Worse still, the rest …

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