Who’s who in the Godfather version of Trump’s White House
Donald Trump Jr. has been compared to Fredo Corleone in The Godfather. But that's not good casting.
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Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US
FBI data show that in 2015 anti-Muslim hate crimes spiked to the highest level since 2001. A scholar finds political rhetoric correlates to both sharp increases and decreases in hate crime.
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
Presidents past have used this nearly limitless power to halt criminal prosecutions before. What's to stop Trump?
Trolling ourselves to death in the age of Trump
We're living in an alternate political universe of brazen lies and grotesque online spectacles of incivility. Who - or what - is to blame for trolling going mainstream?
Book review: how the merchants of doubt undermine science
A book published seven years ago on the role of lobbyists fighting to discredit science has once again become highly relevant.
Republicans fail on health care. Here’s why the rest of Trump’s agenda won’t be ‘so easy,’ either
It turns out a unified government isn't enough to get bills passed.
Emmanuel Macron staged a punk coup on the Champs-Élysées
The French president's orchestration of the Bastille Day military parade featuring a Daft Punk tune was a deft move that left Trump outmaneuvered, and positioned France as a force to contend with.
The ups-and-downs of Franco-American relations
France and the US have always had their differences, but they've also proved strong and steady allies.
To defeat tyranny today, look to the past
Amid the rising forces of populism and nationalism, it's easy to fear a new age of tyranny. But history proves tyrants are often no match against democracy and its defenders.
We regulate doctors to protect the public from harm - why not journalists?
With the rise of fake news and its threat to the public good, the time has come to regulate journalists as we do doctors, dentists and lawyers.
Why licensing journalists won’t end the scourge of ‘fake news’
Licensing journalists would be difficult to do, and the rules would be tough to enforce -- and wouldn't prevent anyone with a smart phone from disseminating false information online.
Rallying cry: Youth must stand up to defend democracy
According to famed anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, the central question of our times is whether we’re witnessing the worldwide rejection of liberal democracy and its replacement by some sort of populist…
Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr’s ‘win at all costs’ attitude
Yes, American politics is getting uglier. Here's why.
Big business prioritises climate change over labour rights – here’s why
Once investors put their shoulders to the wheel, everything changes.
Asia’s dangerous new geopolitics
The first week of July is not normally one that brings great events in world politics. Around that time, the northern hemisphere normally shifts into summer holiday mode. Recently, this has become less…
Inside the minds of Trump’s ‘true believers’
What sort of beliefs made a mass movement succeed?
Would impeaching Trump restore the rule of law? Lessons from Latin America
Ousting an executive leader from office doesn't always have the intended effect, as these examples from Central and South America show.
Is the world ready for a strong German leader?
Merkel’s popularity at home and on the global stage continues to grow as she runs for a fourth term as chancellor.
Is it ever a good idea to arm violent nonstate actors?
The US is doing so with increasing frequency around the world – most recently with Kurdish fighters in Syria. A scholar explains what can go wrong, and why this approach is likely to continue.
CNN-Reddit saga exposes tension between the internet, anonymity and power
The national story of an anonymous Reddit user's post – and the threat to unmask him – raises important questions about the role of online communication in our society.
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