Life after David Cameron: the Conservatives have lost a major asset
Oct 05, 2016 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
David Cameron according to Kenneth Clarke was a PR-obsessed control freak. If that is the case, he is not a bad advert for what PR and control freakery can achieve for a politicians public standing. Cameron was almost...
Should NSA and Cyber Command have separate leadership?
Oct 05, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The National Security Agency is the nations digital spying organization. U.S. Cyber Command is a military unit focused on cyberwarfare. Does it make sense for one person to lead them both at the same time? That has been...
Colombia did not vote 'no' in its peace referendum – what the statistics reveal
Oct 05, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The official line is that the no vote won the referendum in Colombia. The internationally lauded peace treaty with the FARC guerillas was rejected, and now nobody knows what the countrys fate will be. But did no...
Clinton Campaign Avoids Another Scandal, Wikileaks Failed To Deliver On Promised Documents
Oct 05, 2016 09:43 am UTC| Technology Politics
Wikileaks previously announced that it would be releasing more damaging documents about Hillary Clinton, which would have meant yet another scandal for the presidential hopeful to contend with. Fortunately for her, Julian...
Who won today's vice-presidential debate? Does it matter?
Oct 05, 2016 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Republican Mike Pence won todays vice-presidential debate with his Democratic opponent, Tim Kaine. We know this because the Republican National Committee tweeted it an hour before the debate began. During the debate...
Science is key to U.S. standing, but presidential candidates largely ignore it
Oct 04, 2016 14:14 pm UTC| Science Politics
Aside from Hillary Clintons brief mentions of the need to focus on developing technology and clean energy jobs and addressing climate change, science issues were absent from the first presidential debate. Unfortunately,...
Why Colombia voted 'No' to peace with FARC
Oct 04, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It seemed like a done deal. After 60 years of fighting, three years of detailed negotiations, and a peace agreement signed in front of the head of the United Nations, the horrific conflict between the Colombian state and...