3 standout quotes from the New Hampshire Democratic debate, explained
Feb 09, 2020 23:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Editors note: Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7, sparring over questions on health care, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, race and more. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the...
Americans on the right and left change their minds after hearing where Trump stands
Jan 29, 2020 06:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
During Americas health care debate in 2013, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel got some laughs when he asked people whether they supported Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. Both names refer to the exact same...
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President Donald Trump has rescinded, reversed or otherwise ended many of former President Barack Obamas signature policies but not a prominent one.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...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do