A new dawn is upon the United States following Trump’s departure from the White House and the future of the nation is uncertain. Jack Walton walks us through Biden’s first few weeks and predictions for the next four years of his presidency.
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US universities quarantined after measles outbreak
Over a thousand students and staff at two US universities have been quarantined following a measles outbreak. People under the quarantine have been advised to stay at home and avoid other people. They have been barred from public transport and could face prosecution if they disobey their quarantine. They could face prosecution if they disobey […]
American Infrastructure: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?
America needs a revamp, simple as. In the State of the Union on 30th January, President Trump addressed the legislative agenda and policies for the near future with infrastructure proving front and centre. The American people already had word of a new – long overdue – infrastructure plan about a week prior to the State […]
An Experience of Fraternity Pledging- Problem or Positive?
‘Bad Neighbours’, ‘American Pie’, and ‘Blue Mountain State’ are all films and programmes that we watch in our teens and early twenties wondering if this actually represents what American College life is really like. Chad and Troy high-five Brent the high school jock in their varsity jackets before swiftly wedgie-ing a dork and a couple […]
Understanding America’s Obesity Crisis: Are Citizens Victims or Perpetrators?
After making the jump across the pond and living in Virginia, America for five months, what became increasingly apparent is the profound difference to Britain (and anywhere else I’d ever been) in average weight. Previously, I’d only ever seen rare quadruple XL sizes on Jacamo adverts and so believed it myth, nay; legend, that such […]
The Comey Scandal
I’d been dreading this move for weeks. It’s directly in line with everything we know about Trump and the incompetence he’s surrounded himself with, so I’m not surprised to hear that President Trump has fired the head of the FBI, James Comey. The White House press has been vigorously engaging itself in vain attempts to […]
100 Days Later, Is America Great Again?
Has Donald Trump made America great again? One hundred days into his presidency, this is the question we should be asking. The man who rode into the White House on powerful promises and inflammatory rhetoric has arguably had enough time now to enact his major pledges, especially given that he assured his supporters during the […]
Why America was unjustified in bombing Syria
On the 7th of April 2017, President Donald Trump plunged America into war. In retaliation to Syria launching a chemical attack on its own people, America fired 50 Tomahawk missiles at one of their air bases. In what seems to be an uncharacteristically compassionate move from President Trump, America has clearly shown where they draw […]
Trump’s victory – the world responds
Australia The reaction to Trump’s victory has been mixed within Australian politics. Just under half of the population believe that the country should distance itself from the USA, so it appears the majority of Australians agree with Labor leader Bill Shorten. While he respects the will of the American people, Shorten stands by calling Trump […]
US Election: “Enough of Experts” and The Rise of Post-Truth Politics
On the 3rd of June, less than three weeks before the EU referendum, Michael Gove claimed in a Sky News interview that “people in this country have had enough of experts”. In doing so, he appeared to summarise the growing trend of being less concerned with facts and more concerned with emotional reaction and charismatic […]