Centralization was pervasive in colonial Iberian America, with Spanish America experiencing it longer and more intensely than Brazil. Endless rules, norms and regulations within an overwhelming ...

This country, once a haven for immigrants, is now on the verge of turning into a first-class nightmare for them. US President Donald Trump often speaks of his plan to deport some 11.7 million ...

In a few short years, a microscopic blob of cells, clinging to the walls of the mother’s womb, transforms into a thinking, feeling, understanding, questioning, acting individual. It will become ...

In South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, signaling a shift to coalition governance. Botswana's elections reflected dissatisfaction with the Botswana Democratic Party ...

Following United States President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, the Republican party should celebrate the dawn of a new golden age. The Make America Great Again (MAGA) party will now ...

A primary responsibility of the government is, of course, to keep us safe. Given that obligation, you might think that the Washington establishment would be hard at work trying to prevent the ultimate ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take America back (again!) to greatness, there’s been much talk of Elon Musk’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and whether it will dare ...

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old United States Army veteran, crashed a Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Orleans residents celebrating New Year’s Day. He then exited the vehicle and opened ...

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fell from power in December 2024, marking the end of over five decades of rule by the Assad family. Now, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist group which was once a ...

Few would deny that we are living through a period of political and geopolitical transition. Transitions always bring with them an element of turmoil. Today, power relationships across the globe are ...

Justin Trudeau will soon, after nearly a decade in power, cede his position as the prime minister of Canada. Yes, this is the same Trudeau who entered the Canadian political scene like an atomic bomb ...

I am increasingly sure that no one (very few people) has ever really paid attention to US President-Elect Donald Trump in a way that matters. This is nowhere more apparent to me than in the current ...