Let’s cut the noise and fanfare from one of the most overused . . .
Read MoreThe election of Joe Biden as the next US president brings . . .
Read MoreIt’s been almost five centuries since Thomas More coined the expression …
Read MoreFew national events attract as much attention beyond a country, as does the election of the US president.
Read MoreVital Interests: Thank you for participating in the Vital Interest forum. At a time of intense political …
Read MoreWestern democracy has long suffered from a lack of accountability.
Read MoreThe Canadian Taxpayers Podcast sat down with Dr. Saqib Qureshi who just released a book entitled Broken Contract.
Read MoreIn November 2016, less than twenty percent of Americans voted for Donald Trump as the US president. Hillary Clinton received almost three million more votes than did Trump. Just saying.
Read MoreBoris Johnson last week was selected by 365 Conservative MPs as the British prime minister. 14 million British citizens, some 21% of the population, voted for a Conservative MP. And those MPs, as part of the legislature, exist in part to hold the prime minister and the rest of his executive to account on behalf of the good citizens of the United Kingdom.
Read MoreAs the nation waits to find out who will be taking charge of our country, Saqib Qureshi looks at Vote Leave mastermind, Dominic Cummings to see how with a stable government in place he could shake things up.
Read MoreAmerica: the land of the free, and home of the brave. It’s a beacon of hope for so many around the world, emigrating to the expansive land to start anew, chase their dreams, and hope for a better future for their families.
Read MoreWhistleblowers are important figures in human history. These are people that are willing to expose the corruption and deceit that is so feverishly kept hidden from the public.
Read MoreThis weekend there was yet another incident of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. The Conservative candidate and former MP Karl McCartney …
Read MoreIt’s becoming increasingly mystifying how on earth Jeremy Corbyn can claim that his radical economic proposals would improve the quality of life of people living in the UK.
Read MoreChristmas has arrived early in the UK. The political parties are promising the Earth and more to anybody and everybody. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party has promised to outspend Boris Johnson’s incumbent government on the National Health Service,
Read MoreThe average age of US Representatives is 58 and Senators is 62, which is just short of the average age of retirement in most Western democracies. The median age in the US is 38
Read MoreWe’ve been using the term ‘the gravy train’ for a century to describe jobs with good pay with little work. Nowadays we use it especially for the rich and wealthy who we often accuse of earning far too much, for being far too lazy.
Read MoreDespite the multiple scandals which surround Donald Trump, including abusive comments about women, allegations of sexual harassment, allegations of fraud, incessant and persistent lying, racism - both general and against multiple ethnic and religious groups, conflicts of interest, nepotism, allegations of blackmail and more …
Read MoreModern democracy is an odd thing. This is how it works in Britain.The political parties nominate their candidates for the 650 constituencies, tending to give the folk who they like those contests which are easier to win (known as ‘safe seats’). As a first step, we as citizens don’t choose who stands for election. Political parties do that.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Western democracies around the world are struggling to appeal to the everyday person, with extremist parties, like Antifa in the US, the Brexit Party in the UK, as well as the rise of the National Rally in France, perfectly articulating what’s happening in our societies today.
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