When Joe Biden took the oath of office in January 2021, many expected him to be the “placeholder president.” His mandate: heal the country’s wounds after four turbulent years of Donald Trump. Don’t try to be a transformative figure. Then hand the reins to a capable successor. Fast forward to 2024 and there’s room for […]

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The New York Times described him as promising “to exert breathtaking power in ways that Donald Trump never did.” An article for Time magazine called him a “rockstar for those who think cancel culture is threatening every corner of American life.” Well-spoken, polemical and supremely self-assured, it’s no surprise that the Trump-loving Vivek Ramaswamy has […]

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If US president Joe Biden was looking for an excuse not to run in 2024, he didn’t get it in the midterms. Democrats not only avoided the dreaded “red wave”, but also managed to retain control of the Senate, held Republicans to a razor-thin majority in the House, and swept key gubernatorial contests. Despite once-in-a-generation […]

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