Will Obama's offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
Jan 03, 2017 08:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
President Obama gave environmental advocates a Christmas present when he announced in late December that he was banning oil and gas drilling in huge swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. This action indefinitely...
Why Donald Trump's China policy is a trade war in the making
Dec 23, 2016 01:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trumps telephone call with the president of Taiwan shortly after he won the vote to become the next president of the US caused a diplomatic stir. Some attributed it to Trumps ignorance of diplomatic protocol which...
Trump picks bitcoin and blockchain enthusiast Mick Mulvaney as Budget Director
Dec 21, 2016 10:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mick Mulvaney, a conservative Republican congressman from South Carolina and bitcoin enthusiast, as the U.S. Budget Director. With Mick at the head of OMB, my Administration is...
Trump presidency likely to spell inflation, economic growth in 2017
Dec 20, 2016 12:11 pm UTC| Economy Commentary
Inflation is expected to spell in the United States, following the presidency of President-elect Donald Trump amid expansionary fiscal policy and the introduction of tariffs. However, tighter financial conditions,...
New Trump Fact-Checker Tool Available Courtesy Of The Washington Post
Dec 19, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Technology Politics
President-elect Donald Trump is known for spouting things that are not exactly accurate or even true. During his run for the presidency, the New York native made some incredibly bold claims. After winning via a slight...
US election final results: how Trump won
Dec 17, 2016 15:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the US election held on 8 November, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by 306 Electoral Votes (EVs), to 232 EVs for Hillary Clinton. While this seems a convincing victory, Trump won four states by 1.2% or less:...
War and Democracy in the Age of Trump
Dec 17, 2016 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus once observed that Persian rulers indulged the habit of getting drunk when making important decisions. When sober and sensible next morning, their custom was to reconsider their...
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