Sep 09, 2020 06:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Presidential campaigns havent always looked the way they do in 2020 or the way they did in 2016, before the coronavirus pandemic changed everything about conventions, political outreach and voting. The requirements...
Nearly a century ago, a QAnon-like conspiracy theory propelled candidates to Congress
Sep 02, 2020 14:02 pm UTC| Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greenes Republican congressional primary win in Georgia ensures, in all likelihood, that the heavily Republican district will be represented by a QAnon conspiracy theorist in the 117th Congress. But...
Why Donald Trump still appeals to so many evangelicals
Aug 26, 2020 11:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Hes following the radical left agenda, take away your guns, destroy your second amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God … Hes against God, President Donald Trump told supporters during a recent...
The dollar may be soft just now, but it won't be replaced as global reserve currency
Aug 26, 2020 11:23 am UTC| Economy
Stock markets have been very strange this year. We witnessed the fastest sell-off in history between February and March, with the SP 500 falling more than 30%, only to enjoy the best recovery ever, reaching an all-time...
The US economy is reliant on consumer spending – can it survive a pandemic?
Aug 14, 2020 15:21 pm UTC| Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air travel, leisure activities as well as the use of automobiles. As a result, greenhouse gas...
QAnon believers will likely outlast and outsmart Twitter’s bans
Jul 26, 2020 12:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Twitter has announced its taking sweeping action to limit the reach of content associated with QAnon. Believers of this fringe far-right conspiracy theory claim there is a deep state plot against US President Donald Trump...
Sending international students home would sap US influence and hurt the economy
Jul 09, 2020 11:05 am UTC| Economy
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, made a decision on July 6 regarding international students in the U.S. that will affect far more than just the roughly 870,000 international students themselves. Based...
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