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Hong Kong and Tiananmen

Another anniversary of China's 1989 uprising passes, with the future of Hong Kong hanging in the balance.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Ideas, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 4 June 20204 June 2023

Revisiting the “fascism” debate

Is there something inappropriate or counter-productive about linking Donald Trump and his allies to "fascism"? Samuel Moyn thinks there is, and has a story to tell about how historical comparison works and what it is for.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 21 May 202026 January 2022

Update on approval ratings

Most world leaders, including our own Scott Morrison, are enjoying high approval ratings during the Covid-19 crisis. Donald Trump, however, is not doing so well.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, United States 5 Comments 19 May 202015 June 2020

Enter the Libertarian, again

Ex-Republican Justin Amash puts his hand up for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, again raising the question of how a strong Libertarian candidate might affect the election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 1 Comment 12 May 202026 January 2022

Six months out – a look at the pendulum

With six months to go until the US presidential election, it's worth having a look at the pendulum and thinking about where the candidates will need to direct their efforts.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 11 Comments 4 May 20204 May 2020

Dynastic worries in North Korea

Talk of the succession to Kim Jong-un in North Korea reminds us of some of the problems of monarchical government.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, East Asia, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 28 April 202026 January 2022

Results roundup (coronavirus edition)

Election results from three jurisdictions – South Korea, Wisconsin and Brisbane – show varying support for incumbents in a time of crisis.

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Charles Richardson Australia, East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 16 April 202020 April 2020

Sanders does the right thing

Bernie Sanders bows out, doing his best to unite the party for the challenge of beating Donald Trump.

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Charles Richardson Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 9 April 202017 February 2022

Vote later or vote postal?

Wisconsin looks like going to the polls tonight despite the coronavirus. That's a bad idea, but universal postal voting isn't a good thing either.

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Trump and the politics of crisis

The health crisis is boosting Donald Trump's approval ratings, but they remain historically low and historically consistent.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 2 April 202027 April 2020

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