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The Return of the Ugly American

Bill Dutton Fifth Estate, Friends and Colleagues, General Interest, Governance, news, Russian War in Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine , , ,

As an American in Britian, my international colleagues ask me how they can even begin to understand President Donald Trump’s threats to neighbouring and allied countries like Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Greenland, …. How could he so obviously mimic Putin’s threats to the US, UK, and other nations of Central Europe and the West, following his … Continue reading The Return of the Ugly American

How Resilient is Democracy in America?

Bill Dutton Fifth Estate, General Interest, Governance, politics , , , ,

How Resilient is Democracy in America? The election of President Donald Trump along with Trump’s adoption of Elon Musk’s role is seriously testing the resilience of American democratic processes. Most media coverage has focused on the scattergun of policy initiatives out of the Trump administration, such as on immigration, but some have focused on the … Continue reading How Resilient is Democracy in America?