Courtroom drama is drawing attention to a broader subject: Donald Trump’s approach to the media.
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Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
Chad’s presidential elections on 6 May will officially mark the end of the transitional government but will not mean a break with authoritarian rule.
Georgians have taken to the streets to protest a Putin-style ‘foreign agents’ law.
Modelling bolsters idea that fact checking is a useful defence against the flow of disinformation.
Trump’s efforts may appear to play by the rules, but in reality they ignore key aspects of the rule of law because he does not act in good faith.
The coalition is increasingly using parliamentary urgency, cutting the public service and fast-tracking legislation – all of which risks upsetting the equilibrium between government and the governed.
People love to hate bureaucracy, but regulatory agencies play key roles in modern society. Conservatives want to cut back their power, but a political scientist proposes a different option.
Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye rose to power in the shadow of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
A new change to Meta’s apps will see users no longer recommended political content by default. The ramifications of this will be far-reaching.
Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.
What does someone like me, who believes that the last presidential election was legitimately won by Joe Biden, say to those who think the 2020 election was stolen?
Many western governments have called Putin’s election ‘illegitimate’. Now they need to adjust their diplomatic relations accordingly.
With the conduct of the 24 March elections, Senegal’s President Macky Sall appears to have saved his legacy.
In the early 2000s, Jon Stewart perfected the art of ironic satire, playfully critiquing politicians, political institutions, the press and the public. What’s his role now?
Voters frustrated by statehouse politics are bypassing elected representatives and enacting laws using direct democracy to preserve abortion rights, raise the minimum wage and rein in state spending.
In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
The parallels between Trump and Nixon are abundantly clear. Yet even Nixon acknowledged the fundamental importance of accountability in a democracy.
Algorithms that amplify or suppress particular kinds of messages should be seen as a source of harm.
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