All posts tagged USA
Time Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers… and Donald Trump
TIME has named their ‘Person of the Year’ as The Silence Breakers; people of various ages, races, gender and professions who have spoken out against sexual assault. In a post-Weinstein […]
The Whistler by John Grisham
Legal thriller of the month – a must read! Lacy Stoltz is part of the Board of Judicial Conduct of Florida’s judges. Her cases regarding judges’ behaviour have been […]
Trump’s landmark on the London art scene
The presidential election passed, featured two of the most unpopular candidates in decades to run a race riddled with scandals, most notably involving emails, explicit suggestions about the female pelvic […]
Defying Disinformation, Inspiring Change…
The state of the world right now is a far cry from what it was a year ago, or two or three years ago more so. Never could Brexit have […]
‘When John Met Joseph’: Interview
“I thought, there’s got to be a play in that.” The third performance part of the New Writers’ Festival is When John Met Joseph. I spoke to the writer and […]
First threats, now censorship: Trump bars “fake news” outlets from attending White House Briefing
On the 24th of February mainstream news sources, which were previously slated by President Trump, were barred from attending a White House news briefing by White House Press Secretary, Sean […]
The “Bad Guys”?: Stereotypes & International Relations
Two world superpowers have been battling it out in the ring of politics for years with tensions and hostilities never seeming to cease. The frail relationship has been maximised at […]
Year Abroad. Part 13: Bridging the Gap
New year, new semester. After a two-week baptism of fire in the French examination system, culminating in a gym furnished with 400 white plastic garden chairs, in which examiners answer […]
Obama’s Foreign Policy: Triumphs and Missteps
Barack Obama took office in 2009 with the upmost confidence that he would be able to dramatically improve America’s relationships with many states around the world. Eight years down the […]