US politics Articles

In November this year we will finally know once and for all if Hillary Clinton is to achieve her lifetime ambition to become the first female president of the United States. Hillary Rising by James D Boys, published as the primary season begins, assesses her chance of...

America, usually so familiar, can feel very foreign sometimes. A few days after enrolling at an American university my fellow students and I had to attend an information session euphemistically titled Active Shooter Preparedness. Repetitive for the American students,...

The Republicans could well pick an anti-establishment candidate —It was not always like this. Republicans were not always so angry. Six days after 9/11 George W Bush delivered a speech at the Islamic Center of Washington. Beginning his speech by noting that all...

The Democrats understand the power of the bully pulpit —Hillary Clinton entered the Democratic presidential nomination race as the presumptive nominee, with huge poll leads, only to see a combination of attacks on her record, some campaign missteps and a rival senator...