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...
Jan 28, 2020 08:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The legal and constitutional battles sparked by President Trumps behavior could affect how the U.S. government works for generations, long after the impeachment trial is over. After the last Senate staffer turns out the...
In the terrorism fight, Trump has continued a key Obama policy
Jan 27, 2020 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
President Donald Trump has rescinded, reversed or otherwise ended many of former President Barack Obamas signature policies but not a prominent one. When it comes to fighting terrorism, the current commander-in-chief...
Precedent? Nah, the Senate gets to reinvent its rules in every impeachment
Jan 24, 2020 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Everybody seems to be using the word precedent right now. Commentators, the media and even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell use it when they discuss or debate the appropriate procedures for President Donald Trumps...

Impeachment: a political weapon that went out of fashion in England just as it was adopted in the US
Jan 23, 2020 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
See if you can guess who this describes: a politician adored by his supporters but loathed by his enemies. A man accused of corruptly favouring his cronies and his relatives. A vain, preening man said to glory in the...