Yellow-gold, swagged curtains have appeared in the Oval Office. But if Donald Trump wants to emulate the Sun King, he would be advised to look to contemporary artists and designers for inspiration.
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The new US president and the Manchester United manager are masters of media management – but are they really in the same game?
The 44th president is now gone. What mark does he leave on his country?
The new president’s inaugural speech emphasised protectionism, co-operation and, most emphatically, putting America first.
Logical and coherent it was not, but Trump’s first address as president had some striking themes running through it.
Donald Trump will preside over a new American reality as it takes shape. How can we understand it?
The Greek myths teach that pride comes before a fall – something that our leaders, filled with hubris, rarely see before it’s too late.
Trump will be the 44th man to take to the inaugural podium. Very few have left a mark on it.
The first presidency began with a mandate to make America great. What’s changed?
Crucially, President Obama has commuted Manning’s sentence without pardoning her.
The announcement of Chelsea Manning’s commutation raises questions regarding the future of other high-profile leakers, like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.
There’s a whole system of checks and balances in place to stop a president like Trump going too far.
Decades – even centuries – have gone into building the diplomatic protocols on which we all rely. Is all that work being undone?
Now, more than ever, journalists need to hold Donald Trump to account. They will have their work cut out for them.
As his nominee for secretary of state awaits confirmation, Donald Trump is under pressure to explain what his views on Russia actually are.
Heading into the last days of the Obama administration, the outgoing first lady cemented a noble legacy for herself.
Here are five political leaders from around the world who are emerging as significant talents and possible contenders for influence in 2017 and beyond.
The far left and the far right are closer than they’d like to admit. So can some of their better proposals gain ground in 2017?
Are we all doomed to never agree on what is or isn’t true?
The Electoral College has survived 227 years and, arguably, has never truly been needed. Now would be a good time to use it.
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