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American presidents of all stripes have long prided themselves on promoting democracy abroad – but in the 21st century, security comes first.
Trump revisited familiar themes during his economic address in Detroit and offered a few new ones. Two of our economic experts express their takeaways.
Donald Trump has emerged as a self-proclaimed hero of the working class, yet his policies and pedigree suggest he’s anything but.
Has the US’s apparently invincible populist demagogue finally hit an iceberg?
Income inequality and political polarization have both surged in recent decades and are the worst they’ve ever been. Is one causing the other?
Countering the Republican nominee’s favourite movies, here are five that he might learn something from.
The Trump campaign is adding groups of untapped, swing state voters to its Trump playbook. A political scientist examines whether the Amish vote in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio can be swung.
Until the 1930s, American radicals stood apart from the two mainstream parties. That changed when a muckraking journalist ran for governor of California.
Aristotle would laugh at Donald Trump – but despite breaking millennia-old rules of political speech, he’s still storming ahead. Why?
Claiming you were cheated or betrayed is not the best way to deal with political defeat.
Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income students, are down to covering only 30 percent of tuition, from 80 percent in the 1970s.
When a woman takes power and dares to raise her voice, the response is all too telling.
Hillary Clinton’s candidacy has revived an old controversy in a new way: presidential third terms. It is, as one historian explains, a controversy as old as the nation itself.
Trump’s speech was called ‘dark,’ while Clinton let some optimism in.
The outcome of the US presidential election in November may well hinge on how Americans react to the violence in their country.
Scholars studied every tweet sent and Facebook post made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump since before the primaries. Here’s what they learned about issues and negativity.
Party platforms help create parties, not the other way around. A political party expert explains what platforms are, why they matter and for whom.
Sleep is essential for good executive functioning and for good general health. So how do candidates keep up the grueling demands of their schedules?
Bernie Sanders may have endorsed Hillary Clinton, but politics as usual has had its day. It’s time for progressivism to move fast.
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