While we in the US are depressed at the thought of having such a blatantly racist president, let us spare a thought for our friends across the Atlantic in the UK who also have a nasty piece of work in their new prime minister Boris Johnson. The ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK was always more of a meaningless slogan than reflecting a genuine reality, but it may be true for just these two unprincipled individuals who seem to be made for each other.

The one advantage that people in the UK have over us is that it is always possible that the government will collapse leading to new elections and a new prime minister, while we are stuck with this president at least until January 2021.

John Oliver delivers the bad news about Johnson. (Language advisory)

Cartoonist Ruben Bolling brings back his Calvin and Hobbes homage and accurately captures the boy president and imaginary publicist John.

The faux British journalist occasionally targets his rants at US politics and politicians and Donald Trump’s naked racism revealed in his tweets against the four congresswomen of color and the muted reaction by some politicians in the UK and US caught his attention. (Language advisory)

The word populism has been in much use recently with many articles describing the rise of populist political parties and leaders around the globe. Cartoonist Jen Sorensen makes the point that the word ‘populism’ has become used to describe wildly different political stances.