Obama warns against divisiveness on social media Source: Cox Media Group

Former President Barack Obama, without mentioning his successor, urged people in leadership roles not to use social media in a way that promotes divisiveness, CNN reported Wednesday. In a BBC interview conducted by Great Britain's Prince Harry, Obama warned that the internet risks reinforced prejudices and a fractured society.

Prince Harry interviews former US President Barack Obama on the Today programme

Harry has joined the presenters of the current affairs programme in the studio and said the issues he had chosen, which included mental health, the charitable sector and the Armed Forces, were "incredibly important topics we all need to think about and need to be discussed." The prince has interviewed former US president Barack Obama for the programme and the statesman warns that the irresponsible use of social media is distorting the public's understanding of complex issues and leading to the spread of misinformation.

President Trump’s top 10 most impactful tweets from 2017

From slamming North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" to attacking the media as "fake news," the President's posts have made headlines for making unsubstantiated claims or insulting his opponents - both in 140 and 280-character bursts from his @realDonaldTrump handle. But when a rogue Twitter employee deactivated his account for 11 minutes in November, many either wondered what happened or breathed a sigh of relief.

Trump’s security strategy falls short, but not in the way his critics say

Niall Ferguson is not surprised by the outright condemnation of Trump's security strategy, given how polarised the world has become, but says its more muscular posture is to be welcomed. Where it falls short is its inattention to non-state threats As 2017 draws to a close, the world has seldom been so binary.

State VA sets Vietnam War event

The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs next year is joining a network of groups across the U.S. remembering Vietnam veterans and the 50th anniversary of the war. The agency plans to use the March 29 commemoration ceremony as a springboard to increase its focus on Vietnam veterans next year, Director Nate Todd said.

Why Trump isn’t getting the credit he thinks he deserves

President Donald Trump is probably right: he doesn't get due credit for the volume of achievements he's stacked up during a tumultuous political year. But to judge his presidency so far simply on bills passed, regulations slashed, executive orders signed and campaign promises kept would be to paint a skewed picture of the most divisive and controversial new administration in generations.

Washington Post: President Trump Cracks Down On Human Rights Abusers

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that significantly enhanced US enforcement of the Magnitsky Act. The Magnitsky Act, you will recall, is the law that the never Trumpers claim that Donald Trump, Jr., and through him, presumably, President Trump, agreed not to enforce if Russia would had the election to Trump by sabotaging Hillary Clinton's planned visits to Wisconsin, Michigan, and the wilds of Pennsyltucky.

Forget E Pluribus Unum: Trump goes with a MAGAa

DECEMBER 21: John Wertman, a coin collector, with his Trump "challenge coin" on December, 21, 2017 in Burke, VA. The flip side of President Donald Trump's "challenge coin", bottom, along with those of, from left, Vice President Mike Pence, Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

Trump dines on world leaders’ dime, yet to reciprocate gesture

Donald Trump makes a toast during a state dinner hosted by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. But Trump has yet to reciprocate, making him the first president in almost a century to close his first year in office without welcoming a visiting counterpart to the US with similar trappings.

Remembering Ex-Rep. John B. Anderson: Why Did He Move From Hard Right to Strong Left?

Since his death December 3, former Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois has been lionized in the national press as one of the last politically influential liberal Republicans. The white-haired Anderson's quixotic bid for his party's nomination in 1980 has been the topic of numerous articles and televised panels - as has his subsequent run as an Independent that fall against Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter .