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President Trump was direct in announcing he had COVID-19. But presidents in the past have been very good at deceiving the public about the state of their health. Which direction will Trump go now?
Age, obesity and being male all increase the risk of COVID, but being wealthy is a protective factor.
Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.
Functional political debates, like healthy democracies, require participants who respect the process and follow mutually agreed-upon rules.
There are both positives and negatives that might flow from the president’s diagnosis. Much will depend on how sick he becomes, and how he chooses to talk about it.
The closer to the election you can drop a bombshell, the better, right? Not necessarily.
From medieval thinkers to James Baldwin, loving one’s country has never meant you can’t be critical of it too.
There are 45 million Americans of German ancestry. They gave Donald Trump his winning margin in 2016. Will they do it again?
The Global Gag Rule transcends abortion and exacerbates weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Kenyan health system.
They shouted, they interrupted, they insulted – and not entirely in equal measure. But Biden and Trump also touched on the issues occasionally. Our panel of experts analyzed three key exchanges.
The Conversation’s experts respond to the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Russian interference deeply marked the 2016 American presidential election. Four years later, let’s analyze the form and impact of disinformation coming from Russia.
A politician who wields a comeback with skill can use it as both a bludgeon and a shield, damaging the opponent without hurting their own popularity with voters.
Many Supreme Court nomination battles depended on whether the president’s party also had control of the US Senate.
There is a risk of a ‘great fracture’ between the US and China. But unlike the Cold War, so far, no one has brandished a shoe at the General Assembly.
The Voting Rights Act was intended to prevent voter suppression in states with histories of discrimination. But states are finding other ways to make it difficult for people of colour to vote.
Accusing a person or company of ‘virtue signalling’ has become a common putdown. But slurs like these are not new.
The conservative cable news channel particularly favors the term when explaining opposition to Donald Trump. This framing of the news can lead Fox viewers to see the world as us versus them.
Are the conditions ripe in the US for violence before, during or after the presidential election?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations at the United States Studies Centre and in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Professor of Law, Drake University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
