When a UK general election comes around, you can normally expect me to be blogging about it. British politics is, in certain ways, far more compelling than its American counterpart. …
Category: State
France Just Dodged a Bullet…Or Did It?
France has just elected its youngest president in history by an overwhelming margin. Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen with nearly two-thirds of the vote in the presidential runoff, a …
The Public Acceptance Factor and Politics
About a month ago, my husband and I ditched our TV package with Time Warner Cable and changed to Playstation Vue. In the greater scheme of things, this was a …
Bhagat Singh Thind Had His Citizenship Revoked…in 1923
The current debate over immigration that is taking place in the United States is certainly nothing new. Much as Americans like to pride themselves on being a “nation of immigrants”, …
Meanwhile in Romania…
While most people in the United States are fixated on the war of words between the executive and judicial branches of our federal government, there is another such battle taking …
France’s Crazy Presidential Election (or, The French Disconnection)
While the UK is undergoing a protracted exit from the European Union and the US is attempting to come to terms with the ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency, …
Fear in the U.S.A.
One glance at my Facebook feed right now tells me that a lot of people have a lot of opinions about the executive orders President Trump has signed in his …
Being Female in the Era of Trump
In light of the events of the past few days (here I refer not to the AFC and NFC Championship Games, but to the Presidential Inauguration and Women’s March on …
The Right to not Vote
During the contentious election year that we just experienced here in the United States, it did not seem fitting for me to add to the controversy. A single look at …
The Electoral College Needs to Go (But it’s not Going Anywhere)
The Electoral College needs to go. That I feel very strongly and have for some time. You may find it interesting that I am posting this article now, after we …