Four key takeaways from the Iowa Caucus
Feb 02, 2016 07:06 am UTC| Politics
The Iowa Caucuses have a long history of upending the conventional wisdom and Monday night was no exception. The biggest surprises came on the Republican side. The final polls over the weekend predicted victory for...
Why Hillary Clinton is the real heir to Bush senior
Feb 01, 2016 13:39 pm UTC| Politics
Im going to go out on a limb: Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the next president of the United States. While predictions are often a fools game, particularly for historians, I have been telling anyone who will listen that...
Who politicized the environment and climate change?
Feb 01, 2016 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
An environmental activist friend of mine recently shook her head and marveled at the extraordinary accomplishments of the last several months. Still lots of work to be done, she said. But wow! This has been an epic period...
Beyond Lagarde: there’s more to the IMF than who the leader is
Feb 01, 2016 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund and a former French finance minister,faces trial for accusations of negligence. But that has not undermined herrecent declarationof her candidacy for...
Fitch: Strong Vietnam Macro Outlook Unaffected by Leader Choice
Feb 01, 2016 01:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis Politics
The reappointment of Mr Nguyen Phu Trong as Vietnams Communist Party General Secretary is unlikely to dramatically alter the countrys economic policy, says Fitch Ratings. Vietnam operates under a consensus-based...
Rise of the outsiders: has the establishment lost control of the US presidential race?
Jan 31, 2016 23:20 pm UTC| Politics
US presidential elections are usually won by appealing to the middle ground. Candidates who appear too radical can expect to be badly defeated. This was the fate of Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Democrat George...
Politics of resentment on full display at GOP debate
Jan 29, 2016 16:18 pm UTC| Politics
Thursday night, the Republican candidates for president (minus one) gathered to debate the future of the country. As a scholar of rhetoric and public address, what stood out to me was how closely the rhetoric of the...