Climate change is the defining issue of our time. The problem, which will affect living standards around the world, is truly global. Any global issue requires a global response. Brilliant progress was made with the 2015 Paris Agreement, which the new US President Joe Biden announced America will rejoin. This, along with other policy measures, […]Read More
Biden began his campaign with a promise to change the tone in Washington and following the attack at the U.S. Capitol, his inaugural speech can set the tone to begin unifying a very divided nation.Read More
To say that conspiracy theories are popular these days is probably the understatement of the century. You might as well call the rules of time travel in Avengers: Endgame ‘a bit confusing’, or Godzilla ‘rather big’. Studies have suggested that a sizeable proportion of us believe at least one, and with a worldwide pandemic and […]Read More
After the insurrection outside Capitol Hill yesterday, how will Donald Trump be remembered once his time in office is over?Read More
When Donald Trump leaves office and President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, his effect on the media will be felt for years to come.Read More
Despite the incumbent president’s recent loss, Trumpism looks set to continue to dominate the republican party. However, as the President increasingly turns his vicious hyperbole towards the USA’s democratic institutions and structures he risks pushing the party further away from his ideals. Over the last five years Donald Trump has coerced, seduced and smashed the […]Read More
After U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House, Trumpism is staying putRead More
Will history end up repeating itself with Mr. Trump pulling off another shocker? Read More
With 21 days until Election Day in the USA, US President Donald Trump finds himself trailing his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in several battleground state polls, with time running out to make a dent in Biden’s support. Biden holds a 10-point lead nationally, his largest of the campaign so far. New state polls released by […]Read More
In a normal presidential debate (ie. one prior to the 2016 election cycle), if the words “Would you shut up, man?” were uttered by a candidate on the debate stage, it would have been the soundbite of the night and would likely have grave consequences for said candidate. When former Vice President Joe Biden interjected […]Read More
Last week, I watched President Bill Clinton’s speech in Londonderry in 1995 for the first time. In 2020, the bittersweet words of Clinton and John Hume, words of peace, unity, and shared humanity, seemed to come from another planet. It is nauseating that Boris Johnson’s government has chosen to endanger this hard won peace for […]Read More
I find US politics fascinating, although I’m sure part of the reason for this is because I am comfortably tucked across the other side of the Atlantic and do not have to live with the daily consequences. I want to present a scenario that is not entirely beyond the realms of possibility, and it could […]Read More
On Tuesday, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden ended months of TV-pundit speculation, news-outlet ranking and political gossiping. In a Tweet, he announced his selection of Kamala Harris, the junior senator from California and his erstwhile opponent in the party’s primary for the top job as his running mate – a selection that gave his campaign […]Read More
Throughout this Democratic race, many have speculated that Joe Biden, current Vice President, would announce his run for presidency this year. However, after the recent loss of his son, Beau, to brain cancer, it became possible that he would cease any plans to run. Despite this, he is still being included in all the polls, […]Read More
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