Tag: Donald Trump
White House Announces Intent to Nominate Keith Krach to Under Secretary...
The White House has announced President Donald J. Trump's intent to nominate Keith Krach to become the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy,...
How a government shutdown affects the economy
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record....
Trump calls border a ‘crisis of the soul’: 3 scholars react...
Enrique Armijo, Elon University; Michael Blake, University of Washington, and Sylvia Taschka, Wayne State University
Editor’s note: President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on...
Nancy Pelosi victorious – why the California Democrat was reelected speaker...
Kathryn L. Pearson, University of Minnesota
Despite some brash and not insignificant opposition, California’s Nancy Pelosi is returning to her previous role as speaker of...
Bolsonaro’s anger won over working-class Brazilians, but his presidency may betray...
Benjamin H. Bradlow, Brown University
Brazil’s next president Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on Jan. 1, is often called the “Trump of the Tropics” for...
What Aristotle can teach us about Trump’s rhetoric
Anthony F. Arrigo, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
From Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats to Ronald Reagan’s reputation as the “great communicator” to Barack Obama’s soaring...
Your deeply held beliefs may just be wrong – 5 essential...
Naomi Schalit, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that...
Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service
Campaign advertisements appearing for this year’s midterm elections include a stream of Republican campaign ads linking...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in...
Ross Channing Reed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Texting while driving. Bullying people on social media. Buying into...
