The Disunited States of America: can Biden save the US?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Biden’s winning has resulted in many Americans, and indeed many across the world, feeling cheerful and hopeful. Those who voted Democrat have at last, after four years,…
US election results : “I have frankly won. “We were winning everything”
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson For anyone who cares about the U.S Constitution, it appears like the ‘nightmare scenario’ is materializing. With results still coming in, Donald Trump is claiming victory. Even…
A Biden Presidency; a Political Cold War or the new Lyndon B. Johnson?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson The date is 3rd March 2021. Exactly one year after his strong Super Tuesday showing performed political resuscitation on a previously floundering campaign, President Joe Biden reveals…
Why might Trump not want to win the election?
llustrations by Hannah Robinson Donald Trump is in trouble. He may have recovered from COVID-19, but his campaign is riddled with disease. Trump trails in some national polls by double digits….
Presidential debates and Supreme Court nominations: the US election so far
llustrations by Hannah Robinson In boxing, a boxer who overreaches can usually expect to find himself on the canvas. The same tends to apply to politics. Throughout the US presidential campaign…
Will Trump become a tyrant?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson It’s unusual to start an article with a caveat, but then these are unusual times. I’m not an Oracle but I still see no way that Donald…
Can a safe choice help Biden win the “referendum” on Trump?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Due to many mail-in votes it seems unlikely that there will be a U.S Presidential election winner on November 3rd. I’ll go one further; there probably won’t…
Donald Trump is set for a one term presidency
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Logic has been cast aside with bombastic disdain by Donald Trump, a populist outsider who confounds expectation. His opponents do not want to be made electorally foolish…
Biden has to prove he is capable of making the promises of change a reality
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Following George Floyd’s death, and the subsequent protest marches, the US has become even more divided– between those fighting for change, versus those fighting to sustain the…
America’s racist history – how we can make the future different?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Three weeks ago, I wrote an article commenting on how the fatal shooting of unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery was symptomatic of a system which prioritizes the…
I Would’ve Voted for Trump in 2016 – But I Have Since Changed My Mind
To understand why America voted Trump, you need to understand the climate of 2016. Obama, the man that promised ‘Yes, we can!’ had broken a string of electoral promises. After…