If you are of the persuasion that we in the West have no business gallivanting around the Middle East on oil-obsessed colonialist escapades, and have incidentally been living under a rock for the past two […]
Donald Trump is Under an Impeachment Investigation… So What?
I’m really quite tired of the stream of hysterical Guardian articles asking whether this time he will actually be removed’ …were the words of my housemate as we entered another turbulent week in US politics. […]
When Healthcare Becomes Neglect
A New York Times piece has revealed that eighty per cent of the two million people struggling with opioid addiction in the US are unable to access the medications they need. Public health predicts that, […]
Conspiracy Theories: A Dangerous New Entry into the Mainstream
I jumped at the chance to write this article. For conspiracy theories are so incredibly popular and transcend all demographics: in such a divisive world, it is odd to think that what unites us is […]
The Power of First Ladies
They say that behind every man there is a great woman. A lot of the time, however, it seems that these women attract even more attention than their husbands. Earlier this month, a fifth book […]
How Nancy Pelosi Forced Donald Trump To Give In
Two weeks ago, President Trump agreed to reopen the U.S. government without any money for a wall on the border with Mexico. For thirty-five days, the President had refused to sign any budget from Congress […]
Making A Case For The Wall?
Mark Napier, the Republican sheriff of Pima County in Arizona, spoke to the New York Times podcast ‘The Daily’ regarding President Donald Trump’s demands for a wall on the United States-Mexico border. Pima County is […]
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Donald?
The United States government today entered its twenty-seventh day of a partial shutdown in what is now the second-longest shutdown its history. 800,000 government employees have gone without pay, with some such as airport security […]
The Democrats Gearing To Take Trump On
November 3rd, 2020 seems like a lifetime away but several prominent Democrats are already eyeing up the next U.S. election and getting themselves ready to run against Republican President Trump. One big-name Democrat has already […]
As Things Finally Start to Look Up for the Democrats, a Constitutional Showdown Looms
The midterm elections have come and gone, and what was once a political side-show marked by comically low voter turnout has been recast as a battle for America’s future, and, crucially, a referendum on the […]
Watch, Read, Listen: The US Midterms
Later today, Tuesday 6th November, the results of the 2018 Midterm elections will be called. Whilst the Midterms aren’t necessarily seen to be such a big deal as presidential elections in the US, this year […]
Trump’s Withdrawal Of Mass Destruction
This week President Trump announced his plans to pull out of the momentous Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. First of all, what does that mean and why is it even significant? Essentially, the INF was […]