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Trump’s call for violence is only part of a larger push for social disruption and destruction. For only in the wake of such events can a new, white, Christian, illiberal world arise.
With the balance of political power at stake in the Virginia legislature, voters in this key swing state may reveal clues for the 2024 presidential election.
Data gleaned from even early polls reveals critical clues on how voters view candidates and issues.
The only solution to the ominous threats posed by the increasing use of the notwithstanding clause is to amend Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Democracy at its best struggles to enable the better angels of our nature. Demagoguery does the opposite - and we are increasingly at risk of it.
With the former president still very popular within the Republican Party, it will likely come down to Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis to challenge him for the Republican nomination.
Some Republicans have said they want to nominate Donald Trump for speaker, after the previous candidate was ousted.
Thirty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, the US continues waging war in Somalia, with little public knowledge, scrutiny or constructive results.
Republicans Mike Pence and Mitt Romney both spoke recently about the conservative ideals that animate their politics − and which Donald Trump has violated. Do voters care?
Understanding China’s history could help western observers see its foreign policy more clearly.
Biden’s team are about to launch a US$25 million television advertising blitz in key battleground states.
The ‘most divided’ Supreme Court ever may have been in 1941, when seven of the nine justices were New Deal supporters appointed by the same president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What we are already hearing today from those leading the “no” campaign is an echo chamber of Trumpist sentiments for his supporters and acolytes in Australia.
When sincerity counts as honesty, accuracy no longer matters.
Term limits for presidents were only written into the Constitution after the second world war. And members of Congress can still serve as long as they wish.
An expert on Congress helps untangle the mess that is Kevin McCarthy’s life as speaker of the House right now.
AUKUS faces political challenges right now, and the next year may bring even deeper problems. Big-picture geopolitical realities suggest AUKUS will survive.
Recent opinion polls show American are very gloomy on both the economy and Biden.
Experts say remorse can serve as a catalyst for change, forcing us to confront our feelings of guilt and regret.
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