One Nation Under God?

Vice President Joe Biden might be notorious for sometimes speaking before he thinks, but many will agree that he couldn’t have said it better when it came to abortion and the role of religion during last night’s Vice Presid...
by Laura Casey
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International Political Forum

Cantor Canned; Run, Ryan, Run

On June 10th 2014, the Tea Party movement may have either saved or shattered the Republican Party. Republican Congressman and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost to Randolph-Macon College (University) Economics Professor Da...
by J P Carroll
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Kenyan Elections: Perspectives from an Inadvertently Unregistered Voter

March 4th will be an historic day for Kenya. We will be electing the president under a new constitutional dispensation. In addition to the president’s post, Kenyans will be selecting the candidates that they want to fill five...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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Clearing the Smoke, Part III: Monkeys Throwing Nuts

For this last part of my threefold contribution I will try to clarify what exactly is meant by populism, nationalism and independence. In my previous contributions, I have been rather harsh on both populism and nationalism, and...
by Gilles Pittoors
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International Political Forum

On the Kingdoms of Spain

Last week in Madrid, Catalan politician Alfred Bosch stood before Spain’s Congress and asked for a moment of silence [es] for a man some in the Chamber don’t want to remember – Lluís Companys. In 1940, f...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Mashing Mexico’s Monopolies

The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa described Mexico under the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) as the ‘perfect dictatorship’; an exquisite balancing act of entrenched special interests. Much like Mexico under ...
by James Penn
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Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

The recent referendum in Crimea and the subsequent annexation of the peninsula by Russia has captured much of world’s attention of late. It has also ignited discussions about secessionism in Europe, which is quite relevant ...
by John Haltiwanger
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International Political Forum

Guide To The EU Elections

Some of the most exciting and dramatic politics are centred on the democratic notion of elections. So with EU elections around the corner and a predicted low turnout, it seems that most of Europe is not quite as excited about t...
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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International Political Forum

Time To Re-Politicise Private Property

The tenants of private property remain a guiding and integral component in the continued status of liberalism. This is irrespective of the different ways liberalism has manifested itself across the globe. While liberal policies...
by Joe Corry-Roake
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