SHOCKING: 13 - What They Never Told You

In this Trump era of shakedown diplomacy, everything has a price

Friends and allies of the US president will say his recent tariff threats delivered quick wins, but he may find there are no winners in a trade war

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump’s tariffs?

The US president’s new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.

Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2025

Trump has already remade our constitutional order

Trump’s vision of governance calls to mind the declaration attributed to Louis XIV: ‘L’état, c’est moi’: I am the state

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2025

Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025

Did Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? Here’s what to know

For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal workforce – Trump revoked a batch on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

How do Donald Trump’s pardons compare with other US presidents?

Just hours into his second term, Trump pardons about 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2025

Jules Feiffer obituary

American cartoonist and writer who portrayed angst-ridden New Yorkers and exposed the hypocrisy of government

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits

On his last day in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued a number of preemptive pardons essentially to protect some leading public figures and members of his own family from possible retaliation by Donald Trump. It was a novel and innovative use of the presidential pardon power.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

Mandelson goes to Washington – or does he? Why neither is a good option now

Although it will impinge on the consciousness of few, the appointment of the next UK ambassador to the US is growing into a crisis. It would not do for the involvement of Peter Mandelson in anything to pass without some controversy, but the difficulties emerging around his scheduled departure to…

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.

Reason · Jan 20, 2025