How New Hampshire鈥檚 鈥榗antankerous independence鈥 will make its mark on an unusual 2024 presidential election | The Globe and Mail
January 20, 2024 | In this opinion piece by David Shribman, he talks about the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the significance of the location, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been the staging ground over a long period for so many people, providing more memorable moments than any other venue.
Watergate鈥檚 evidence of presidential interference was a turning point in American history
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 by聽David Shribman delves into the controversies over whether presidents are vulnerable to prosecution.
The Chinese spy balloon is the latest chapter in the history of high-altitude espionage and surveillance | The Globe and Mail
February 9, 2023 | The story of the flight of the Chinese balloon created a near-hysteria in political circles of not on the ground and, in breathless cable coverage, suggested a frightening new frontier in international spycraft, said David Shribman.
David Shribman: the wounds of Vietnam still haven't healed | The Globe and Mail
January 27, 2022 | While reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war David Shribman said " It is the wound that will not heal, the heartbreak that will not end.
Amid rising pressures and a political divide, Biden鈥檚 centric views might be a bad omen for a second term | The Globe and Mail
April 29, 2022 | U.S. President Joe Biden, a lifelong centrist Democrat, has a extremely difficult job at an exceedingly tumultuous time in history. His low poll numbers reflect the scale of the challenges he faces. As politics becomes more and more polarized, what does Joe Biden's moderate approach to politics bode for his re-election chances, should he decide to seek a second term?
David Shribman: Ukraine's crisis is a tipping point for the world's democracies | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 20, 2022 | In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Max Bell School professor David Shribman comments on the bravery of Ukrainian president聽Volodymyr Zelenskyy聽in the face of conflict that may prove聽a worrying harbinger for the fate of the world's democracies.
2022 is turning out to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for Biden | The Globe and Mail
January 18, 2022 | After last week's defeats, U.S. President Joe Biden has been transformed from聽Battling Joe Biden into the Embattled Joe Biden, David Shribman writes for聽The Globe and Mail.聽"The new year brought forth a new Biden - a fiery, determined, passionate President substituting for the dewyeyed, sentimental chief executive.
Biden vows to end filibuster ahead of voting rights bills 鈥榯hat will mark a turning point鈥 in U.S. history | The Globe and Mail
January 12, 2022 | Joe Biden isn't the first president to push for expanded voting rights, David Shribman comments in his article for聽The Globe and Mail.
In a deeply divided U.S., Americans struggle over how to commemorate Jan. 6 | The Globe and Mail
January 4, 2022 | In a special to聽The Globe and Mail, David Shribman聽discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the聽siege at the Capitol arrives.
U.S. inflation is coming for Thanksgiving dinner | The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2021聽| How does the public perception of inflation affect their expectations for the future? While the devastation of historic inflation in the United States lingers only in the minds of older Americans, younger generations are also feeling the strain on their spending habits. In this article for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School instructor David Shribman comments on the trajectory of inflation, and how this may affect everyday life.聽
The GOP is overhauling its long-standing identity | The Globe and Mail
November 14, 2021 | In his latest piece for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor David Shribman聽explains how the Republican Party is seeking to transition away聽from its reputation as being聽the party of Big Business, instead leaning into trust-busting and other strategies for reining in the power of America's corporations.
With Trump digging in, creating his presidential library will be a challenge | The Globe & Mail
November 1, 2021 |聽David Shribman speaks on the challenges facing Trump as he curates his Presidential library.
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Joe Biden appears powerless when it comes to dealing with Mideast crisis | The Globe and Mail
May 16, 2021 | As the age-old conflict in the Middle East rages to a level not seen since the 2014 Gaza War, Joe Biden's ability to do anything about it聽appears limited. Biden is in a difficult situation, write David Shribman,聽destined to face backlash from various constituencies no matter what he does.
Understanding the U.S.鈥檚 influence over Israel | The Globe and Mail
May 21, 2021 | The power dynamics in United States-Israeli relations are exceedingly聽complicated. David Shribman helps unpack that complexity in this episode of The Decibel podcast, produced by The聽Globe and Mail.
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Biden builds on desire for change after Trump, pandemic | Globe and Mail
April 28, 2021 | Max Bell School professor David Shribman reacts to U.S. President Joe Biden's first address to Congress, which leaned into the burgeoning sentiment among Americans that government can and should play a central role in addressing the biggest challenges of our time.
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