2019: The Year We Finally Bury Brexit
I’ve always enjoyed celebrating the New Year – a time to reflect on the previous 12 months, good and bad, and to look forward to a new beginning, a fresh start. A time for optimism and hope, both ingredients that
The Perils of Party Politics in the Trump Era
The U.S. federal government is currently experiencing one of the longest closures in modern history. The partial shutdown has left thousands of federal employees and contractors in limbo; they are furloughed or forced to work without pay while awaiting a
The Political Power of Co-Opting Women
The 2018 midterm elections highlighted the political power of women: Record numbers of women ran for office, winning more than 100 seats, and Democratic campaigns saw striking levels of activism from women volunteering for candidates who embraced progressive policies, including
Anti-Establishment Nationalist Wave still Trumps Democrats
It feels as if the 2016 Presidential election was just yesterday but yet it is already November 2018 and the US midterms are here. Will they be a replay of the anti-establishment nationalist wave that trumped Hillary Clinton in 2016? Millions
Going green in Canada
Recently, I was lucky enough to catch up with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, amidst his campaign for the 2018 election, to chat about where Canada stands in the movement to Going Green. This is what
Clothing a Rebellion: An interview with AllRiot
Messaging is one of the most important responsibilities of any company or brand, especially today with the proliferation of options across all industries. Messaging is what separates winning companies from also-rans, and it’s what makes businesses attract and, more importantly,
Trump and the Myth of Chaos in Europe
The United States government has long defined itself as a bastion of freedom, contrasting American stability with the ”chaos” of the Middle East and Africa. But Trump’s administration has distinguished itself from previous administrations by contrasting its vision of America
Trump Populism: A Threat to Democracy ?
Book review: What is Populism? By Jan-Werner Müller University of Pennsylvania Press, August 22, 2016. 136 pages. From Brexit, the referendum that kicked the UK out of the EU, to Trump’s election predicated on “draining the swamp” in Washington and making “America
WHY 2017 COULD BE BETTER THAN YOU THINK
At the end of the year, the prediction game becomes a top sporting event in the publishing industry, with everyone throwing their predictions on the wall to see if they stick. I’ll throw mine too but I’ll do it in
Is Brexit really happening ?
Living in Oxford just before the UK referendum (or ‘Brexit’) this summer, I asked several people in this beautiful university town what their opinion was on the matter, and what they thought the outcome was going to be. In Oxford as