America and the World in Transition
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Category Archives: History in the News
Letter: Clinton deserved to lose
Now that the U.S. presidential election is over, we conservatives get to indulge in our favourite spectator sport - watching baffled journalists and traumatized celebrities come to grips with the fact that nobody really much cares what they think. In the wake of that earth-shattering discovery, many of them fell back on the old liberal standbys: racism, sexism and "some animals are more equal than others" - or, as comedian Taran Killam tweeted, "Rural = so stupid."
Theory from 1950s can help explain Clinton loss
A theory from the 1950s can help explain. According to University of Michigan researchers in their book "The American Voter," just three factors influence the majority of voters - long-term partisan predispositions, judgments about important issues and images of the candidates.
9 Takeaways From the Week From Hell: the Urgency of our Corporate Democrat Problem
Things have somehow taken a turn for the worse after Wednesday morning's collective depression and shock. Many are alarmed and point out that this assumption of power by an energized right is unprecedented, except for that one example from the 1930s when fascism swept across industrializing Europe and nearly the world.
Nicholas Kristof: Lies in the guise of news in the Trump era
If you get your news from this newspaper or our rival mainstream news sources, there's probably a lot you don't know. You may not realize that our Kenyan-born Muslim president was plotting to serve a third term as our illegitimate president, by allowing Hillary Clinton to win and then indicting her; Pope Francis' endorsement of Donald Trump helped avert the election-rigging.
EU chief worried by Trump’s trans-Atlantic intentions
President Barack Obama arrived in Greece Tuesday morning on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president, the first visit to Greece by a sitting U.S. president since Bill Clinton in 1999. President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying... A national trucking company has agreed to pay $260,000 to settle discrimination complaints by four Sikh truckers who were denied jobs for refusing drug tests that violated their religious beliefs.
Report: UK government said to have no plan for Brexit
Britain will be a "global champion of free trade," according to d... President Barack Obama arrived in Greece Tuesday morning on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president, the first visit to Greece by a sitting U.S. president since Bill Clinton in 1999. President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying... A national trucking company has agreed to pay $260,000 to settle discrimination complaints by four Sikh truckers who were denied jobs for refusing drug tests that violated their religious beliefs.
Trumpton
In many ways Hillary Clinton's campaign was the apex of this champagne-feminist madness. I don't blame Hilary, who I think is unfairly hated, and who in some ways strikes me as a modern Lady Jean Grey: surrounded by people telling her she's going to be Queen without really having done the work to make it possible.
’60 Minutes’ bungles interview with President-elect Trump
Two score and eight years ago, the first episode of "60 Minutes" was broadcast over CBS. A jewel in the crown of American television journalism, it has, since autumn 1968, offered many examples of how television can contribute in important ways to the civic conversation.
Trump recalls concession call from Clinton on election night
Speaking during a 60 Minutes interview to be aired on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump praised his election opponent, Hillary Clinton, calling her "very strong and very smart." Appearing with the incoming First Lady Melania Trump and four of his children, Trump recalled the call Mrs. Clinton made to the GOP nominee the night of the election, after her defeat had become clear.
Donald Trump’s victory holds out hope for Malaysians
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were not the best of candidates. Neither inspired the nation and neither fared as predicted.
Bill Clinton congratulates Donald Trump
The call had to have been painful for the former president, who teared up on Wednesday when his wife, Hillary Clinton, publicly conceded to the President-elect. "President Clinton phoned President-elect Trump this afternoon," the aide said.
This Veterans Day, honor veterans by serving them better
It's important to recognize Veterans Day is set aside for the people among us - our friends, neighbors and family members - who have served. This year marks the 63rd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 43rd anniversary of the withdrawal from Vietnam.
Trump to face federal jury this month in Trump University case
Within a few weeks of winning the White House, President-elect Donald Trump could face another group of U.S. citizens, a federal jury in California, courtesy of a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University who claim they were defrauded by a series of real-estate seminars. A hearing in federal court in San Diego is set for Thursday, and the trial is scheduled to begin on Nov. 28, barring any delays or if Trump decides to settle the case.
The Hillary conundrum
Hillary Clinton, holding hands with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, waves to a crowd outside a New York hotel as she arrives to speak to her staff and supporters after losing the race for the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Earlier in the day she conceded the race to Republican president-elect Donald Trump.
Clinton to deliver concession speech within the hour
Donald Trump delivered his victory speech from his election night event at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. "But to be really historic, you have to do a great job," said Trump, promising to make the American people proud of his work as president.
Trump headed to surprise victory in US presidential election
Donald Trump is heading toward a surprise victory in Tuesday's US presidential election, winning one battleground state after another in what would be one of the biggest upsets in American election history. Trump has so far picked up 232 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 209.
Clinton Cruises To Victory In Connecticut, Grabs 7 Electoral Votes
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote Tuesday in Connecticut, the state she called home while a law student at Yale University, NBC News projected shortly after the polls closed. The announcement on television drew some applause and a "Yay Hillary!" from the crowd at the Sheraton Stamford, where supporters of U.S. Rep. Jim Himes had gathered to watch election results.
Clinton casts her ballot: ‘It is the most humbling feeling’
Seeking to become the nation's first female president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice. The Democratic nominee and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, voted at an elementary school near their home in suburban New York before greeting supporters waiting for her outside.
Hillary and Bill Clinton, Tim Kaine Vote as Donald Trump Calls Campaign an “Amazing Process”
Trump's son, Eric, meanwhile, told MSNBC that his father will concede the election if he loses and the results are "legit and fair." In Indianapolis, 50-year old homemaker Ranita Wires said she voted for Hillary Clinton because she trusts her, but said "this has been the worst," and she's "so glad it's over."