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Our Long, Forgotten History of Election-Related Violence
President Trump has sparked dangerous lawlessness, but killing and destruction linked to political antagonisms are nothing new for this country. In the fall of 1856, according…
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Trump’s black voices deny the truth
It was a surprise to me. Every night of last week’s Republican National Convention featured a steady parade of mostly black men — from football star…
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US Election 2020: What Biden Must Do
With the national conventions behind, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Republican candidate incumbent Donald Trump, are now on the campaign trail. The election is front…
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Is the Trump presidency a turning point in world politics?
As the United States enters the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election campaign, and with neither party’s nominating convention featuring much discussion of foreign policy,…
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The politicization of American universities
When Donald Trump campaigned for the U.S. Presidency by promising to "make America great again," too few journalists pressed him or his followers to define exactly…
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How Donald Trump Is Killing Politics
Peaceful coexistence requires a system of compromise. Targeting that system is a recipe for violence. After a caravan of Donald Trump’s supporters descended on Portland, Oregon,…
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The Social Fabric of the U.S. Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling
Why, in the world’s richest country, is every metric of mental health pathology rapidly worsening? THE YEAR 2020 has been one of the most tumultuous in…
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The Seven Dangerous Paradoxes of Kamala Harris
A lot of theoretical nonsense is already being talked about the multiple meanings of Joe Biden’s pick of California Senator Kalama Harris as his vice-presidential running…
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The global risk of the US election
Unlike in Jules Verne’s Around the world in 80 days, the modern world’s journey over the next 80 days will be more of a slog than…
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Americans are sick of many things — including politics
The dog days of summer are receding, and September is nearly upon us. Americans are sick — literally and figuratively. Soon we will have emerged from…
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Social media dodges blame for spreading hate
You hear a lie. You call it out as a lie. But the liar keeps lying. His lies make news. And social media executives allow the…
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What Happens if Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?
Stealing a Presidential election in America is difficult, but it has been done before. On the night of November 7, 1876, as the results of the…