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Inside Trump’s White House

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A typical day in Donald Trump’s White House. He awakes at 10am having been up most of the night posting on True Social and the fact that his bedroom has two large TV screens. His bathroom, has one too, Melina sleeps in a separate bedroom, keeping better hours. The schedule for the day printed by Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles ( whom Trump has nicknamed as “the Ice Maiden”. Aides wonder in and out of the Oval Office as one meeting jumbles into another. A CEO might be on the couch next to a Republican Senator or a foreign … Continue reading Inside Trump’s White House

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The King’s Speech

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“Mr Vice President, Mr Speaker, Members of Congress, representative of the American people across all states, territories cities and communities I would like to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to all for the great honour  of addressing this joint meeting of Congress and on behalf of the Queen and myself to thank the American people for welcoming us to the United States to mark this semi- Semiquincentennial year of Declaration of Independence. As my Prime Minister said last month Ours is an indispensable partnership.The executive power is   Subject to checks and balances.” It was a Masterclass in soft diplomacy … Continue reading The King’s Speech

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Debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power

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In The Pursuit of Liberty, bestselling author, Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Centre, explores how the opposing constitutional visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have defined America for 250 years, influenced presidents from Washington to Trump, how to balance liberty and power, and continue to drive the debate over the power of government. While Hamilton pushed for a strong Federal Government and a powerful executive. This ongoing tug-of-war has shaped all the pivotal moments in American history, including Abraham Lincoln’s fight against slavery and southern secession, the expansion of federal power under Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, and … Continue reading Debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power

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Emergence of Americas

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Yale professor, Greg Grandin, a Pulitzer-winning historian comes America, América, the first definitive history of the western hemisphere,  a sweeping five-century narrative of North and South America that redefines our understanding of both continents- perfect for reader of How the World Made the West. The story of the United States’ unique sense of itself was forged facing south – no less than Latin America’s was indelibly stamped by the looming colossus to the north.  Grandin reveals how the Americas emerged from constant, turbulent engagement with each other, shedding new light on well-known historical figures like Bartolomé de las Casas, Simón Bolivar … Continue reading Emergence of Americas

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Democracy is in Crisis

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Democracy is in crisis across the globe, especially in UK, it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms.  Jonathan Sumption renders acute analysis of the state of democracy today – from the vulnerabilities of international law to the deepening suppression of democracy activism in Hong Kong, and from the complexities of human rights legislation to the defence of freedom of speech. One of the finest examples is of Jonathan Sumption, whose career has been an unusual combination of medieval historian, barrister, supreme court judge, member of the House of Lords. The … Continue reading Democracy is in Crisis

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Top ten richest people gained $64billion after Trump victory

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The Rich became richer as top ten richest people gained $64billion after Donald Trump victory. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person whose wealth leaped from $26.5 billion to $290 billion last Wednesday after Donald Trump’s victory. Jeff Bezos wealth also grew from $7.1billion a week after defending his decision to withhold the Washington Post’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, another Trump supporter, saw his net worth rose $5.5billion. Former Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, former Google executives Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett all Trump supporters also gained. … Continue reading Top ten richest people gained $64billion after Trump victory

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Trump triumphs after spectacular fall

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Republican Donald Trump elected US President to return to pinnacle of global power with is America First agenda, after defeating Democrat  Kamala Harris in historic comeback. Trump takes key swing states in decisive win and his Republican Party gains control of the Senate as millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance. Trump secured 279  (71, 315, 400 votes) to Kamala Harris 223 (66,231, 247 votes). Four years after leaving White House, Donald Trump is set to move back in, The election campaign which saw him survive two assassination attempts and his original opponent President Joe Biden dropped … Continue reading Trump triumphs after spectacular fall

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Media credulousness fuelled Trump’s rise

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Donald Trump do not involve paying hush money to a porn star or conspiring to subvert 2020 election, and his notion that he is a self-made billionaire who personifies the American dream.  Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years’ worth of Trump’s confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne … Continue reading Media credulousness fuelled Trump’s rise

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Struggles of America’s white working class

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Donald Trump’s 2024 Vice-Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance  who grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks hillbillies or White trash.  In this latest memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, “ dirt poor and in love”, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. Vance’s grandma told him: “Never be like these losers who think the deck … Continue reading Struggles of America’s white working class

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Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

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The US Supreme Court has sent Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president back to a lower court. The former president had been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiring against the right of Americans to vote and corruptly obstructing an official proceeding and conspiring to do so. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. The Supreme Court’s justices ordered lower courts to work out precisely ow to apply their … Continue reading Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict