A special section published in the New York Times lays out the story of Russia’s meddling in the U.S. election but highlights the radically different viewpoints shared by readers of the paper and Trump loyalists.
The Future of Southern Africa
A visit to South Africa during the elections in Zimbabwe show both the promise of Southern Africa and its ongoing challenges.
Trump and the Allies of the United States
A few weeks ago, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel took the remarkable step of publishing a photograph of herself and Donald Trump at the June meeting of the G7 in Montreal. The image, in my view will go down as a singular icon in this very delicate moment in the modern history of the west.
The importance of the U.S. mid-term elections
This November, the United States will go to the polls to elect the entire House of Representatives and about one third of the Senate. The elections matter for a number of reasons including the possible impeachment of President Trump.
Pinker on Trump
In Enlightenment Now, Steven Pinker makes the case that humanity has made great progress based on the ideals of the enlightenment and in a couple of pages toward the end of the book shows how Donald Trump attacks those ideals in his policies, actions, and tweets.
