Matt Frei on America
Washington Correspondent Matt Frei leads coverage of the Americas, from business and culture to the US foreign policy and its view of the world.
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Barack and David – two exchange students who haven’t hit it off
One of the best pieces of writing advice I once got from someone was “show, don’t tell.”
It’s the same with the “special relationship” and I am cringing even writing these two outworn words.
Can new US-Russian entente affect Syria policy?
The fallout from the Boston Marathon bombing has been a new line of communication between Russia and the USA. But can it help bring a diplomatic push to end the Syria crisis?
Second-term Obama – lame duck or lifeless cicada?
You can compare President Obama’s second term with the fate of the cicada swarms that hit Washington in May: a lot of preparation, but within weeks the frenzy has gone.
Retaining arms amid a sea of troubles
Deadly bombings, fire disasters and ricin threats remain less toxic to the US psyche than the bitter argument over gun control, writes Matt Frei in Boston.
Gun control: the brutal electoral truth
Despite an outpouring of public anguish after the Newtown massacre, gun control measures called for at the time now seem impossibly ambitious in the face of US political realities.
Obama: from ‘Yes, we can’ to ‘Well, perhaps we can’t after all’
If Washington was conspicuous by its eagerness to intervene in Iraq it is equally conspicuous by its reluctance to do so in Syria. The words bitten and shy come to mind.
Dubya, where are you?
Despite years in the limelight as president of the US, George W Bush is now proving rather elusive- even in his home state of Texas, finds Matt Frei.
Immortal Chavez may not be enough for Venezuela
Writing from Caracas Matt Frei reveals how in 1998 he was given one of the most bizarre and memorable assignments he has ever been on – spending a week with Imelda Marcos.
America prepares for a nationwide self-amputation
The US spending “sequester” that could come into force later today stands to shave as much as half a per cent off the country’s GDP growth. And its impact on the UK could be
Guns in America – Google Hangout with Matt Frei
The US is at a crossroads with President Barack Obama pledging to take action on guns. But is America ready?
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