Donald Trump is Dick Dastardly. President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the Gruesome Twosome. But for all its resemblance to the Wacky Races, this year's American election is deadly serious, writes NIALL FERGUSON

As the 2024 race kicks off with Republican presidential caucuses in the mid-western state of Iowa on Monday, let us consider the runners and riders.

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