US elections

Donald Trump wins presidential election, plunging US into uncertain future

Trump rides wave of anti-establishment sentiment to one of the most improbable political victories in modern US history Live election results: track the voting, county by county Support our fearless, independent journalism by making a contribution orbecoming a member FacebookTwitterPinterestWatch Donald Trump’s victory speech in full Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui […]

The deep disgust for Hillary Clinton that drives so many evangelicals to support Trump

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 9 Evangelical publication World magazine illustrates evangelicals’ intense dislike for Hillary Clinton. (Sarah Pulliam Bailey) Popular author and speaker Rachel Held Evans understands why evangelical Christians have a deep aversion to Hillary Clinton. It was in the air Evans breathed as the child of conservative Christians […]

US election should be scrapped!

LINDA HEARD | Published — Tuesday 11 October 2016 Linda Heard The upcoming US presidential election needs a redo. Both candidates are generally disliked and both are embroiled in various kinds of scandals. Neither is of the caliber to lead America, never mind the so-called free world. In a perfect […]

Trump’s magical economic thinking

Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – SIMON JOHNSON Donald Trump has finally put out a detailed economic plan. Authored by Peter Navarro (an economist at the University of California-Irvine) and Wilbur Ross (an investor), the plan claims that a president Trump would boost growth and reduce the national debt. But […]

The Sanders phenomenon

May 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES There is a Sanders phenomenon. It is real, and the factors that have prompted its emergence need to addressed and understood. When this year’s presidential primary began, many dismissed the Democratic Party contest as a “done deal”. It was assumed that Hillary Clinton would be […]

Britain’s enemy within

May 10,2016 – THE JORDAN TIMES – HAROLD JAMES Democracy everywhere is facing serious challenges. The United States is gripped by the most bizarre presidential primary campaign in living memory, with populist outsiders threatening to topple established party machines. Brazil is paralysed by constitutional crisis. Europeans trace their malaise to […]

Gloomy presage

May 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has become not only the Republican Party front-runner in the upcoming US presidential election, but virtually the Republican nominee, following after the withdrawal of his main competitor, Ted Cruz, from the presidential race after his stunning defeat in the […]