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Charles Richardson Administrative, Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Middle East, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 16 December 201428 January 2022

US midterm elections live (more or less) coverage

Regular updates on the US midterm elections, with Senate control still in doubt.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States Leave a comment 5 November 2014

Howard Baker, RIP

Howard Baker, who died on Thursday aged 88, led the first Republican Senate majority for a generation. His leadership style would be unwelcome among today's Republicans.

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Charles Richardson Party matters, Personalities, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 29 June 201428 January 2022

Republicans go for a moderate

Eric Cantor, who lost his primary election last week, will be replaced as majority leader by a Californian pragmatist.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 20 June 2014

A Republican upset

In one of the biggest primary upsets anyone can remember, Republican Eric Cantor loses his party's endorsement for his Virginia congressional district.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 11 June 2014

Update on religion and discrimination

Religious fundamentalists don't like being caught by anti-discrimination laws, but they're happy to use the same laws for their own benefit.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 18 March 201428 January 2022

Tribal politics on the right

Does politics always have to be driven by tribal hatreds, or is there scope for a more constructive way of doing things?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States 13 Comments 2 March 201428 January 2022

Arizona has second thoughts about discrimination

The United States is transfixed by the question of whether religious people should be protected in their refusal to provide services to same-sex couples.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States 5 Comments 27 February 201428 January 2022

America not as religious as you think

Evidence on the decline of religious affiliation in the United States suggests that it is finally starting to catch up with other western democracies – with evident political implications.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 21 February 201428 January 2022

Prisoners and American democracy

The US attorney-general makes an eloquent call for the winding back of laws that deprive millions of Americans of their voting rights.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Electoral law, Political issues, United States 5 Comments 13 February 201428 January 2022

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