Iowa was different this time – even if the outcome was as predicted
Jan 17, 2024 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Trounced, crushed, routed, dominated: Pick your verb to describe what former President Donald Trump did to his GOP rivals in the Jan. 15, 2024 Iowa caucus. The Conversation U.S. asked two scholars to analyze the results,...
US election 2024: Trump victory in Iowa caucus not as big as he may have hoped
Jan 17, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
News headlines reporting Donald Trumps victory in the Iowa caucus on January 15 give the impression of a much larger victory than should sensibly be drawn from this first expression of American electoral opinion in 2024....
Jan 16, 2024 08:04 am UTC| Politics
In these days of the 24-hour news cycle, one can never know in advance, but Donald J. Trump seems likely to be the Republican Party candidate for president of the United States in 2024. With Trump facing four...
Trump’s arguments for immunity not as hopeless as some claim
Jan 09, 2024 23:05 pm UTC| Politics
Former President Donald Trumps claims of immunity from criminal prosecution will be argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 9, 2024 on an interlocutory appeal from his trial...
Let's not kid ourselves: 'Trumpification' is becoming our problem, too
Oct 11, 2023 03:36 am UTC| Politics
We have a problem with the state of politics and public discourse in Australia. The appalling neo-Nazi video threat made against Senator Lidia Thorpe is a disturbing reminder of the dark undercurrents that are swirling...
Trump vs Haley vs DeSantis: inside the real battle for the 2024 Republican nomination
Oct 10, 2023 07:37 am UTC| Politics
Is it inevitable that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for US president for a third race in a row? To answer this question, we must understand the political dynamics in the United States at a deeper level than...
Could Donald Trump stand for US speaker? An expert explains
Oct 09, 2023 03:49 am UTC| Politics
The roiling civil war on Capitol Hill thats led to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Republicans scrambling for a replacement. With no clear successor, the risk of further...
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
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