BANGKOK—Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Burma’s military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years. “We must create conditions to hold a free and fair multiparty general election,” Senior Gen. Min…
Burma’s Military Leader Declares Himself Prime Minister, Extends Emergency, Promises Election in 2 Years
What Is To Be Done? See the Adversary Clearly
Commentary With Donald Trump’s reappearance on the political scene a few days ago at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the former president has once again emerged as the activists’ choice for the 2024 nomination—if the election were held today. Trump won the votes of 70 percent of the attendees, followed by Florida governor Ron…
After Political Maneuvering, Supreme Court Addresses Questionable Election Practices
Commentary In the last nine months, the United States Supreme Court has conducted the most important and delicate feat of political navigation since the late 1930’s when President Roosevelt proposed its expansion. On that occasion, even after he had been advised that he could succeed in expanding the court by two justices, FDR permitted his…
What the New York Election Fiasco Tells Us About Voter Fraud
Commentary This morning, the ever-popular Daily Mail writes of the latest Supreme Court decision upholding Arizona’s new election legislation: “The decision comes at a time when states are pursuing a series of Republican-backed voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud and irregularities in his 2020 loss…
Anti-CCP Sentiment Hits New High in South Korea Amid Upcoming Presidential Election
While global anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sentiment is rising, Korean people’s negative perceptions of the CCP have also reached a new high and have been reflected in Korea’s local by-elections this year. This has brought serious challenges to the current president Moon Jae-in’s party in winning next year’s general election in March. The pre-election activities…
What It to be Done? A Blueprint for Taking the Country Back
Commentary “What is to be done?” That’s been the cry of revolutionaries from time immemorial: the malcontents, the aggrieved, the misfits, the morally wretched. From the beginning of the modern “progressive” movement—which occurred around the time Jean-Jacques Rousseau published “The Social Contract” in 1762, adumbrating the French Revolution—to the uprisings of 1848 across Europe, through…
What Is to Be Done? A Blueprint for Taking the Country Back
Commentary “What is to be done?” That’s been the cry of revolutionaries from time immemorial: the malcontents, the aggrieved, the misfits, the morally wretched. From the beginning of the modern “progressive” movement—which occurred around the time Jean-Jacques Rousseau published “The Social Contract” in 1762, adumbrating the French Revolution—to the uprisings of 1848 across Europe, through…
Mexicans Vote in Midterm Elections Seen as Referendum on President
MEXICO CITY—Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lower house of Congress, state governors, and local lawmakers, in a race seen as a referendum on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s policies and efforts to shake up Mexico’s institutions. All 500 seats in the lower house, 15 state governorships, and thousands…
Mali’s Coup Leader Dismisses President and Prime Minister
BAMAKO, Mali—Mali’s former coup leader Assimi Goita took control of the country again Tuesday after firing the president and prime minister of the transitional government after they announced a cabinet reshuffle without his permission. While Goita pledged to go ahead with holding new elections in 2022 as promised, his display of force casts doubt on…
California Lawmakers Propose Permanent Vote-By-Mail Elections
Vote-by-mail elections that require all registered voters to receive mail-in ballots may become permanent in California following the introduction of a new proposed bill in the State Assembly. The California Assembly Committee on Elections recently voted 6-1 to refer Assembly Bill 37 (AB 37) to the Appropriations Committee, moving it forward in the legislative process….
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