US election
Voters are ready to discuss climate change, but are the candidates talking?
You’d be forgiven for believing that American voters don’t care about climate change. After all, studies have suggested that reducing carbon emissions ranks at the bottom of the public’s priorities: who has time to deal with a future catastrophe when the Pentagon needs planes, ASAP?
By Ben Goldfarb | Notebook, Opinion, The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 22 August 2012 at 2:00 am
Is Obama’s support for gay marriage a political ploy or a moral choice?
The declaration of support for gay marriage, recently articulated by President Obama, gratified some, astonished others, and drew both great praise and great condemnation. Was this a President demonstrating the moral courage to do what he believed right, or was it a political ploy driven by electoral expediency?
By Leighton Vaughan Williams | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 11:17 am
With Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum gone, who will Romney turn to for his running mate?
Mitt Romney has basically won the Republican nomination to stand against US President Barack Obama in November. His next hurdle? His running mate ‘Veepstakes’.
By Leighton Vaughan Williams | Notebook | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 at 2:00 pm
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