Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump's trade war with China
Feb 19, 2020 01:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, let the cat out of the bag this week when he lambasted Canberra over its decision to exclude Huawei from the build-out of Australias 5G network. In uncharacteristically...
When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money?
Feb 13, 2020 00:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Andrew Yang and Michael Bennet have ended their campaigns for president. What happens to the money they have raised, but not yet spent? The amounts could be substantial. Financial reports submitted to the Federal...
3 standout quotes from the New Hampshire Democratic debate, explained
Feb 09, 2020 23:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Editors note: Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7, sparring over questions on health care, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, race and more. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the...
Americans on the right and left change their minds after hearing where Trump stands
Jan 29, 2020 06:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
During Americas health care debate in 2013, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel got some laughs when he asked people whether they supported Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. Both names refer to the exact same...
Jan 29, 2020 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
While political parties in both Australia and Britain have recently moved towards leadership contests that give more say to ordinary party members, nothing matches the democratic scale of the American process to nominate...
Does impeachment need a crime? Not according to framers of the Constitution
Jan 28, 2020 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Donald Trumps legal and political defenders are all singing the same refrain: The president cant be impeached; he hasnt committed a crime. Alan Dershowitz, the constitutional lawyer now representing Trump, said it...
Don't be fooled – most independents are partisans too
Jan 28, 2020 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Will Donald Trump win reelection in 2020? To find out, youd think you could just look up whether more Americans are registered as Republicans than Democrats. But the truth is, it doesnt really matter which party you...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects