Is America still welcoming global talent?

A few weeks ago, when new proposals limiting J and F visa expansion were open for public comment, immigration quickly became a hot topic again at our research center,...

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Way of thinking

Trump’s admiration for royals gives PM a card to play

Donald Trump’s admiration for the British royal family gives Sir Keir Starmer a unique card to play, and he has played it with a ruthless absence of modesty. From...

'Free from democracy'

This war on expertise thrills America’s enemies

Andreas Kluth, Tribune News Service And so the purge continues. Some of us used to think, or hope, that President Donald Trump’s campaign of “retribution” would prove brutal but...

Is Trump normalising military occupation of the US cities?

Pat Merloe, Tribune News Service President Donald Trump’s military interventions in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, foretell his plan for other cities. The Washington Post recently reported on the...

President Donald Trump makes America worse than tacky

For President Donald Trump, it's all about appearances. He's busy with so many makeovers: The Versailles-ification of the Oval Office, which seems to sprout more gold leaf and ornamentation...

Hiding the homeless won’t solve the problem

The White House has promised swift action on homelessness. It aims to dismantle encampments, force addicts and the mentally ill into treatment, and yank federal funds from cities that...

Homeless people

Trump is bringing in the National Guard and taking control of the Washington D.C. police to get rid of 'crime', good, 'bloodshed', good, 'bedlam', good, 'squalor', good but hard...