Photographer: Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images I remember, while growing up in southeastern Nigeria, how we used to be serenaded by stories and commentaries about how nearly flawless the American democratic process and political system were. Political analysts, politicians and journalists would light up television screens and take over the radio waves, lamenting the shortcomings …
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A funny thing happened in the hours after the exit of Joe Biden from the US presidential race and the entrance of Kamala Harris in his place: a huge and genuine surge of excitement for a candidate who had previously failed to inspire. This wasn’t just expediency. In the 48 hours after Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, …
On 7 June 1911, the High Court of Australia decided a very interesting case. It arose from a publication issued two months earlier, on 7 April 1911, by a newspaper called The Mercury, published from Hobart, in Tasmania. Under the title “A Modest Judge”, the newspaper took aim at Mr. Justice Higgins, a senior judge …
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This is the judgement and sentencing of Ms Tina Peters in the US. I have taken the words of the Judge and imagined it as a sentencing of Mr Donald Trump and that day will come. Your lies are well documented, and these convictions are serious. I'm convinced you would do it all over again …
While the vice presidency may seem like a prime launching pad, only 15 U.S. VPs have advanced to the highest office. George H. W. Bush/Credit: Getty Images The office of vice president—the second-highest position in the executive branch, and first in the constitutional line of succession—might seem like a good launching pad for a politician with …
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