Watergate’s evidence of presidential interference was a turning point in American history

Published: 26 October 2023

October 26, 2023 | Much of contemporary American politics can be traced to a little-remembered and dimly understood event that occurred a half-century ago, the Saturday Night Massacre. This article...

In a deeply divided U.S., Americans struggle over how to commemorate Jan. 6 | The Globe and Mail

Published: 5 January 2022

January 4, 2022 | In a special to The Globe and Mail, David Shribman discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the siege at the Capitol arrives....

Experts: Joe Biden wins U.S. presidential election

Published: 12 November 2020

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7, positioning himself to be a leader who "seeks not to divide but to...

Expert: U.S. Primaries, Democratic Party results

Published: 4 February 2020

The Iowa Democratic Party says it will release some results of Monday night’s caucuses Tuesday afternoon, blaming inconsistencies in reporting for the delay. Many of the candidates have already...

ATLANTIC | Donald Trump's language is reshaping American politics

Published: 20 February 2018

Republicans—and some liberals—downplay the significance of the president’s outbursts. But his words are quietly radicalizing both the left and right, with untold consequences for the future of...

NEW REPUBLIC | Trump’s words will leave a lasting mark

Published: 13 February 2018

Jacob T. Levy, a political theorist at McGill University, convincingly made the case for the real-world impact of Trump’s words in a recent essay for the Niskanen Center.  The New Republic

WASHINGTON POST | The weight of the words

Published: 8 February 2018

Jacob Levy offers a deeply thoughtful meditation on Trump’s use of language — on the power it has exerted over Republican voters and the GOP Congress, and on the folly of imagining that his words...

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