With Trump’s inauguration officially beginning his first term as President, many of his first actions in the new role have sparked controversy on a global scale. However, the potential threat […]
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Report from York Union: ‘Brexit, Trump and Post-Truth Politics: What next?’
Last week’s York Union panel event focused on the themes of rising culture and politics of fear in Western politics and how this led to Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in […]
How did Trump win?
The UK went to sleep late on November 8th expecting to see the USA with it’s first female president in the morning. The New York Times had her at an 80% chance […]
Donald Trump elected President in 2016 US election
Donald Trump has been elected the next President of the United States of America in the 2016 presidential election. At the time of publication, Trump, the candidate for the Republican […]
US presidential election: live coverage from The Yorker
Follow The Yorker‘s coverage of the USA presidential election results below…
Why are people still voting for Trump?
Donald Trump has long been a household name who is famous for his wealth, business exploits and reality TV appearances. However, since he entered the contest to become the Republican […]
China vs US: the new scramble for Africa
Nearly one hundred years ago in one of the most obvious displays of imperialism in human history, the European great powers conquered and enticed the continent of Africa into its […]
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How great a danger does Donald Trump pose to his own party?
Behind the enthusiastic attacks on their political rivals and their power within the American federal government, something threatens to tear the Republican Party apart. A number of high-profile Republicans did not […]
Obituary: Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the USA
Nancy Reagan, the widow of former President Ronald Reagan, died on Sunday 6th March at the age of 94 of congestive heart failure, in her home in Los Angeles. She […]
Religious liberty, marriage and the United States
Regular debates, often broadcast on the radio or television, feature phrases such as “I have the right to practise my beliefs”, “He should be allowed to speak”, “I am offended”, […]