Kevin McCarthy | Watching America

India: GOP’s Future

Lalatendu Das - November 3, 2023. Published in The Statesman

The recent weeks have added a new layer of complexity to the transformation of the Republican Party.

Germany: Intentionally Uncompromising

Michael Stehle - November 1, 2023. Published in Die Tageszeitung

The public can barely comprehend who among the Republican caucus is really fighting whom and why.

China: Farce and Sophistry: The Difficult Birthing of a US House Speaker

Matthew McKay - October 28, 2023. Published in Workers' Daily

[W]hen partisan and personal interests are pursued in the name of democracy, the so-called city on a hill has long since crumbled.

India: At Last, US House Gets a Speaker

Lalatendu Das - October 27, 2023. Published in Deccan Chronicle

The U.S. House of Representatives has a new speaker in Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

U.K.: The Guardian View on America’s New Speaker: the Right Gets Its Man

Lalatendu Das - October 27, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The U.S. has got its federal government back. But Mike Johnson is not an answer to the nation’s political dysfunction.

Mauritius: No Speaker for America’s Democracy Maybe Not So Bad

Lalatendu Das - October 25, 2023. Published in Mauritius Times

When you infuriate a faction of your own party and, as well, infuriate the opposition, you lose. McCarthy lost.

Mexico: A Country in Crisis

Stephen Routledge - October 16, 2023. Published in El Heraldo de Mexico

The United States faces a political crisis unprecedented in its history.

Germany: Held Hostage by the Far Right

Peter Carioca - October 15, 2023. Published in Die Tageszeitung

There is ... method to the madness of the Republican radicals.

Portugal: The Chaos in Washington Has Global Consequences

Robin Koerner - October 12, 2023. Published in SAPO

It is ironic that the most vocal champions of democracy are those who do not actually practice it.

Spain: Chaos Takes Over the US House of Representatives

Tom Walker - October 11, 2023. Published in ABC

U.K.: The Guardian View on Kevin McCarthy’s Removal: Dysfunction Is the Republicans’ New Normal

Lalatendu Das - October 8, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The ousting of the speaker of the House is the latest sign that the abnormal is becoming routine in U.S. politics.

Austria: Among Republicans, Delight in Destruction Reigns

Mallory Matsumoto - October 7, 2023. Published in Der Standard

Who has the credibility needed to run for election? Tragically, no one seems to meet the criteria.

Tag: Kevin McCarthy