Just like people in many countries around the world, millions of Americans tune in to talk radio and TV programs each day to share ideas and keep up with the latest news and political developments. Most political points of view are represented on the airwaves, and you only need tune in to learn the latest
No doubt about it, Trump is rewriting the way political campaigns are conducted in these United States of America. And he’s having a lot of fun along the way, which is more than you can say about the rest of the candidate field. With his latest win in the South Carolina primary election, Trump continues
The race to be the next President of the United States intensified following the first state election in Iowa yesterday. Hillary Clinton, who many expected to roundly beat challenger Bernie Sanders, finished in a statistical tie with Sanders – a loss for her in practical terms. This is not a good sign for Hillary’s prospects
The American electoral system can be somewhat difficult to follow – for Americans as well as on-lookers from outside the USA. Here’s a quick, high-level overview of the American process. Presidential elections are held every four years in America, with the elections held the first week in November. Before we get to election day, however,
Many people within America are astounded and mystified by the rise – and continued success – of Donald Trump as a candidate for President of the United States in the Republican party. Equally vexing for many Democrats has been the continuing success of a pure socialist candidate – Bernie Sanders – running against Hillary Clinton
A question that surprised me a bit on a recent trip to the UK was about Hillary Clinton: she’s a shoe-in to win the presidency, right? I mean, none of these other people can compete with Hillary, right? The simple answer is – no, she is not a sure thing. The reasoning behind that position
Some interesting sub-currents emerged this week in the American Presidential race after front-runner Donald Trump pulled out of the final Republican debate. First, the candidate running second to Trump in the polls, US Sen. Ted Cruz, challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate, “mano a mano” later in the week. That challenge came during a Cruz
A lot of my international friends are curious about American politics, in particular Donald Trump. The most recent question involves his decision to skip the final Republican debate this week, just days before the first state primary election is held – in Iowa. Part of the scuttlebutt is that Trump is afraid to take questions
By Tom Mueller I returned to Azerbaijan recently after a bit more than 20 years away, and was excited to see how the country had changed as its fledgling oil industry has matured. I spent many weeks in Baku, the capital city, in 1993-95 as part of the energy industry’s entry to Azerbaijan following the
Dana Perino offers an intriguing and entertaining peek into the life of a White House spokesman and into the persona of President George W. Bush in her first book, And the Good News Is…. The book captures well some of the drama and entertaining moments that Perino witnessed in her time as press secretary to
