What was supposed to be the third debate, but ended up being the second and last, was substantial in comparison to the first, although that was a low bar to clear. The mic of the opposing candidate was muted during the initial response to each question. Trump listened to his…

American history is full of examples from when the two major parties were completely unrecognizable from their present-day selves. Compared to European political parties, the US political landscape has moved significantly over the years. Parties have switched names, places, ideas, people, and voters. In the UK, Labour has always been…

This debate won’t change much, but the lasting impression was two candidates avoiding questions and Pence repeatedly plowing on over his allotted time. Pence delivers the conservative message, which is very similar to Trump’s, but the way he puts it forward is wholly different. Pence, like Trump, was putting forward…

Just like Biden, who was ahead in the polls the entire primary but struggled to look like a winner, Kamala Harris was number one in the veepstakes practically since Biden’s nomination seemed clear, but she also struggled to look like the clear choice, until it turned out that the person…

When Mitch McConnell was choosing whether or not to push through a Supreme Court nominee before the election, he was weighing his short-term and long-term priorities. Short term: Hold on to the Senate in November. Long term: Get another lifetime conservative appointment to the Supreme Court. Polling says that most…

The first debate between Trump and Biden was chaotic and barely a debate at all. The fact that Trump came out swinging as he has against the press and anyone willing to criticize him ever since he started running in 2015 was not surprising, what was surprising was the extent…