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J Brooks Spector

Tony Leon’s new book delivers an insider's account of South African and global politics and personalities

Maverick News

Tony Leon’s new book delivers an insider's account of South African and global politics and personalities

By J Brooks Spector

Dangerous, deceitful and mean-spirited — can the Trumpians be stopped?

Op-eds

Dangerous, deceitful and mean-spirited — can the Trumpians be stopped?

By J Brooks Spector

Not your grandmother’s Aida — Verdi’s great work gets a science fiction spin

Maverick Insider

Not your grandmother’s Aida — Verdi’s great work gets a science fiction spin

By J Brooks Spector

The other side of the Afrikaner 'refugee' coin — Americans who live/work/love in South Africa

South Africa

The other side of the Afrikaner 'refugee' coin — Americans who live/work/love in South Africa

By J Brooks Spector

Ninth hole negotiations: Sneak time travel peek into Trump/Ramaphosa's meeting at Bedminster golf course

South Africa

Ninth hole negotiations: Sneak time travel peek into Trump/Ramaphosa's meeting at Bedminster golf course

By J Brooks Spector

Marco Rubio’s rearranging of the deck chairs on the USS Trump — does it matter?

World

Marco Rubio’s rearranging of the deck chairs on the USS Trump — does it matter?

By J Brooks Spector

Trump's unlikely comeback: Michael Wolff chronicles the chaos of a political resurgence

Politics

Trump's unlikely comeback: Michael Wolff chronicles the chaos of a political resurgence

By J Brooks Spector

Unpacking white supremacy: Gavin Evans explores the dangerous legacy of racial ideologies

Maverick Life

Unpacking white supremacy: Gavin Evans explores the dangerous legacy of racial ideologies

By J Brooks Spector

As Trump sows chaos, electoral realignment could be coming to US politics

World

As Trump sows chaos, electoral realignment could be coming to US politics

By J Brooks Spector

Leo Brent Bozell III — who is the right-wing conservative tapped to be the US’s top representative in SA?

World

Leo Brent Bozell III — who is the right-wing conservative tapped to be the US’s top representative in SA?

By J Brooks Spector

US-SA relations — some adults in the room are needed

South Africa

US-SA relations — some adults in the room are needed

By J Brooks Spector

How SA can avoid stepping on diplomatic toes while dancing the Rasool rumba

Maverick News

How SA can avoid stepping on diplomatic toes while dancing the Rasool rumba

By J Brooks Spector