By Timothy R. Bussey | – More LGBTQ candidates ran for office in the United States in 2020 than ever before – at least 1,006. That’s a 41% increase over the 2018 midterms, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. While an estimated 5% of the U.S. population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, […]
A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore
By Robert Speel | – No matter the outcome of the presidential election, it seems likely that Democrats and Republicans will end up in court. President Trump has said he’s going to contest the election results – going so far as to say that he believes the election will ultimately be decided by the Supreme […]
In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent
By Yasin Duman | – A spate of attacks in Turkey on Syrian refugees and Kurdish internal migrants and displaced people in recent months have put both communities on edge. In July, a Syrian teenager working as a market seller in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, died after he was attacked by a group of men. Another […]
What if the outcome of the Presidential Election is Disputed? A Constitutional Scholar explains the Murk
By Richard Pildes | – As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, bewildered and frustrated by one underlying question: Why is there so much legal uncertainty about so many critical questions concerning the rules for resolving a disputed presidential election? If ever […]
Why should every individual terrorist Attack bring Questions about all French Muslims’ loyalty to the Republic?
By Greg Barton and Fethi Mansouri | – After three people died in a knife attack in Nice this week that French President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack”, there was a sense of déjà vu — we have seen this before. Embed from Getty ImagesFrench Prime Minister Jean Castex (L) greets policemen near […]
5 reasons not to underestimate far-right extremists
By Alexander Hinton | – Far-right extremists have been in the news, with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and rallies like the one the Proud Boys held in Portland in September. With a hotly contested election underway in a polarized society, many people are concerned about violence from far-right extremists. But they may […]
UN Report: Human Environmental, Climate Destruction could unleash 800k Animal Viruses on Us
By Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher | – Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes COVID-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another species. Environmental destruction such as land clearing, deforestation, climate change, […]
Are Evangelical Christians finally disappointed in Trump?
By Stewart Clem | – It has long been taken for granted that the majority of evangelical Christians in the United States will vote for Donald Trump. That may well be the case. But there are recent signs that fewer evangelicals will support Trump this time around than in 2016. In an August 2020 poll […]
No, Donald Trump didn’t save Christianity: He is about White Evangelical Nationalism
By Tony Keddie | – It’s yet unknown how U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to position himself as the Christian candidate of choice will influence Christian voters in the United States — and how Democrats’ attempts to speak to Christians may sway previous Trump voters or those not publicly declaring their intentions. ‘Republican Jesus: How […]
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