How America's overseas voters could swing the 2016 election
Mar 01, 2016 15:12 pm UTC| Politics
The 2016 Democratic and Republican primaries have already been an astonishing spectacle. Anti-establishment candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have turned traditional wisdom about what is politically feasible in...
Super Tuesday: five things to remember on Trump's big night
Feb 29, 2016 17:43 pm UTC| Politics
March 1 is Americas Super Tuesday, the day when a plethora of states and territories will hold presidential primaries and caucuses to pick the parties presidential nominees. While Hillary Clinton, having just avenged her...
What's going on with the Irish election?
Feb 29, 2016 17:38 pm UTC| Politics
After the shortest official election campaign in the nations history a mere 23 days the Irish election has thrown the country into uncertainty. With 552 candidates competing for 157 seats across 40 constituencies, no...
How not to wind up voting for a president you don't actually agree with
Feb 29, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When any American enters the voting booth, he (or she) is free to cast his private ballot for any candidate he favors. On the surface, this seems rather obvious, and easy. We each privately vote for the candidate we wish...
The Republicans' mudfight of a campaign masks a real foreign policy debate
Feb 29, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Politics
As far as policy goes, journalists tend to view presidential campaigns through the lens of Bill Clintons unofficial campaign slogan from 1992: Its the economy, stupid. And so it goes this year. To the extent that they...
Clinton's brutal win in South Carolina, and how delegates are allocated
Feb 28, 2016 16:15 pm UTC| Politics
Hillary Clinton today crushed Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina Democratic primary by a 74-26 margin, winning every South Carolina county. According to exit polls, black voters made up 61% of the Democratic electorate,...
After weeks of chaos, the smart money is backing Donald Trump
Feb 26, 2016 11:05 am UTC| Politics
In the wake of Donald Trumps blowout victory amid the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip, the money has been piling on the billionaire businessman from New York to sweep all aside on the way to a coronation at the...
Why Africa’s young scientists should help check the quality of climate change research