Less than five months after the Brexit referendum resulted in a rather uncomfortable ‘Out’ vote in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, a fellow ‘model democracy’ also tested …
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The US presidential election has come and gone, though the 2016 election was one of the most brutal in the United States in terms of venom and tantrums by the …
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In less than 48 hours Americans will be going to the polls to elect a new President, one that would take over power from Barack Obama whose 8-year tenure ends …
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It is dangerously unbelievable that Donald Trump could be making the forthcoming general election in the United States another Brexit. United States is different from Britain in terms of structural …
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After what I call serial vetting of this formidable and resilient woman-Hillary Clinton -by her political foes, her strong persona is one of her credentials for the highest office in …
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When you embark on a journey to visit equity at home, you must go with clean hands. When the business and real estate mogul Donald Trump decided to go into …
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The current editorial of the Atlantic Magazine is very potent, incisive, penetrating and consequential. It is an endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton for president of the United States. …
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In an attempt to attract black voters to his presidential campaign, Mr Trump painted an extremely dismal portrait of black life in the United States. He quoted abysmal figures (which …
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For a man who had the coronet of sainthood thrust upon his lengthy frame, for one who had wisdom associated with his lean features, for the leader who had knowledge …
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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, by Ayi Kwei Armah of Ghana, is a book that deconstructs the personalities of Donald Trump and Ayodele Fayose. The book chronicles the …
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For the second time in the entire British history another ‘iron lady’ has taken office as the new Prime Minister, replacing David Cameron who was vanquished politically by the Brexit …
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WS, Your sundry hoary strands Stand as beacons To navigators cruising from all seafronts To the island of bliss, astuteness, scarred proficiencies and maneuvers that beat fulfillment without animosity, without …
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Alberto Fujimori was the popular former President of Peru for close to a decade. He came to power in 1990 and left in the year 2000. A Peruvian of Japanese …
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Following the shockwaves that came with the exit of Britain from the European Union, the reality is coming home to roost in Britain. While the world market continues to panic, …
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The shockwaves, the existential threat and exhaustion of the exit of Britain from the European Union has caused financial markets great panic and concern. The geopolitical and economic crisis that …
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The referendum on whether Britain should exit the European Union is imminent. Those clamoring for Britain’s exit have not weighed the dire consequences of their stereotyped mind. What Brits tend …