Current performance of the US inevitable result of deepening political decay
9 February Written by Shen Yi Western democracy once boasted that it stood on the right side of history and was advanced enough to “end” history. But since the start of the COVID-19 fight, people have had increasingly profound reflections on the effectiveness of Western…
Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’
8 February Written by David Hill Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” and accused House Democrats on the eve of the former president’s trial of exploiting the chaos and trauma of last month’s…
Anonymous US paper says China’s Xi Jinping is biggest threat to US — what it means for India
5 February Written by Shekhar Gupta In episode 676 of Cut TheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses a new paper in the Atlantic Council which has caught the attention of the strategic world. Rise of an authoritarian China under Xi Jinping The paper says the…
Will Florida Republicans face corporate blowback for election conspiracies?
3 February Written by Steve Contorno After the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol, AT&T was one of the first companies to pause future campaign contributions to members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory. The telecom giant took a different approach…
Why I’ve signed on to run a new political party that spans the ideological divide
2 February Written by David Jolly As a new era has begun in American politics, the always gracious Joe Biden was right to promise in his inaugural address that, while elected as a Democrat, he intends to serve all Americans. That is, after all, the…
Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning
1 February Written by Andrew Winston After the attempted coup and attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, many companies quickly made a rare move: They cut donations to politicians. Dozens of multinationals started by pausing all political donations. A subset — the more courageous and honest…
Biden’s ‘Buy American’ plan is good politics — and awful economics
29 January Written by Editorial Board ASK ANY economist about “Buy American” laws, and he or she will tell you: All else being equal, they are counterproductive. Such laws, which require federal and state governments to purchase goods and services from U.S. companies, are touted…
Can South Korea’s Embattled Moon Secure His Legacy?
28 January Written by Elliot Waldman South Korean President Moon Jae-in began the year in dire need of a pick-me-up. His approval rating dropped to a record-low 37 percent last month as voters faulted him for failing to contain a third wave of COVID-19 and moving too…
China Turns the Page on the Trump Era
27 January Written by Rachel Cheung Beijing timed its parting shot perfectly, not wasting a second to serve its revenge on the outgoing Trump administration, with which it had sparred for the past four years. Less than five minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in…
Biden’s Early Move to Deliver on His Promise of Racial Equity
26 January Written by Susan Milligan, Senior Politics ELECTED OFFICIALS MAY not be able to change the hearts and minds of Americans when it comes to racial equity. But President Joe Biden on Tuesday changed some of the rules. The president signed four executive orders meant…