Iran vows “severe revenge”; but who will actually suffer?
Illustration by Hannah Robinson Following the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani the world has, quite frankly, gone into a spin. Three days into the new year and Trump is tweeting…
Political accountability is key
Illustration by Hannah Robinson Since his immortalisation in James Graham’s epic drama, Brexit: the uncivil war, Dominic Cummings has become something of a political celebrity. When the Prime Minister included…
Trump’s shutdown is unnecessary and cruel
I found peace following a semester at war with homesickness. Once again able to drive around aimlessly, eat endless pits of Mexican food, catch up with family and friends, remind…
The US can’t ignore the caravan, they helped cause it
On October 13th, in the city of San Pedro Sula in Honduras – the crime capital of the world for two years running – a caravan full of people desperate…
Safe injection sites are short sighted and racially charged
In light of America’s current opioid epidemic, the US government has fallen under immense pressure to come up with a solution. With more than two million Americans suffering from addiction…
Trump be warned: tariff hikes are a historically bad idea
This week Donald Trump criticised well-known US motorcycle firm Harley-Davidson over its proposed plans to shift production away from the US. Such a move was proposed to avoid the recent…
Trump’s immigration U-turn highlights his hypocrisy
Donald Trump, a man who really likes to say he got the job done, has seemingly taken a U-turn in immigration policy this week. Congratulations are in order for the…
Celebrities shouldn’t be expected to be political commentators
On Saturday night, Robert De Niro caused quite the stir when he took the stage to introduce Bruce Springsteen at The Tony Awards. Instead of obsequiously rounding off Springsteen’s achievements…
Hypocrisy and faux outrage are new hallmarks of the right
There has been no escaping the news of the swift downfall of Roseanne Barr. In case you needed reminding, within hours of making racist remarks on Twitter about Obama’s former…
Yeezus or Judas? Liberal elite wants Kanye to repent for his tweets
Kanye West is a maverick in an otherwise monolithic world of pop stars. He has courted controversy his entire life within the public sphere, and where others have an entire…
Triangular diplomacy or playground talk?
What does a 180 turn in North Korean diplomacy really mean? Over the last few months, we have seen Kim Jong Un display a willingness to open up to the…
Sex and the City for president
As Carrie Bradshaw once said, ‘The universe may not always play fair, but at least it’s got a hell of a sense of humour.’ On this week’s episode of ‘Keeping…
Don’t forget about men like Roy Moore
The whirlwind of the patriarchy moves at such a dizzying pace these days that its hard to find time to be upset about something before some new famous man you…