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Obamacare is constitutional but it’s a tax really. Will Americans put self-interest first and oust President Obama in November?

Another EU summit ends in nothing, with politicians claiming that they have achieved a breakthrough. Whom are they kidding?

NATO is paralysed when it comes to Syria. The willpower to act is missing. So Syria can sort itself out.

Looking at the hype that still surrounds the Beatles. And concluding that it’s way out of all proportion.

The Brussels summit is just a talking shop. Aspirations are great but deeds are small. Expect the euro crisis to worsen.

The Syrian conflict is developing into a full-blown war. Little chance now of finding a pecefull solution.

Martin McGuinness’s handshake was a victory for the IRA and Sinn Féin. It symbolism is greater in the Republic of Ireland than in Northern Ireland.

How come Hollywood makes drug use and other nasty stuff look cool? Is it ’cause they’re all on dope and booze there?

How does Arizona stop illegal Mexican immigrants flooding in? The US Supreme Court does not permit their deportation. So once they are in, they stay. Come on in, is the message.

Pakistan is descending into chaos. The situation in Afghanistan is getting worse from Islamabad’s point of view. Time to tell the Taliban to engage in reconciliation with Kabul.