The cameras are rolling, the snipers are on the rooftops, and the gymnastics teams have been stowed in the overhead compartments. It’s Olympics time!
Mitt Romney attended the opening ceremony as he kicked off a tour of foreign countries. The...
July 27, 2012 5:30 pm / no comments
The inefficient provision of government services…out of control government spending…up to our ears in debt…
In the UK and the US alike, politicians and pundits flood the airwaves with these catchphrases. Indeed, the idea that government...
May 7, 2011 4:20 pm / no comments
Nick Clegg
David Cameron
When the general election held last May in Britain produced a center-right coalition government, the Conservative leader David Cameron offered to his Liberal Democratic counterpart, Nick Clegg, a few compromises to sweeten...
March 27, 2011 12:11 am / no comments
Although many of these countries have since joined the EU, Turkey's progress remains at a standstill
Over half a century ago, the issue of Turkey becoming a part of “Europe” first arose. I use quotation marks because the notion of Europe...
February 26, 2011 2:06 pm / no comments
The Pakistan floods have affected over 21 million people
Pakistan In Crisis
The last three years have been tumultuous for Pakistan. In 2006, a coalition between exiled former presidents Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto promised to bring democracy...
September 28, 2010 4:57 pm / no comments
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Conservative challenger David Cameron each made their case Friday for a coalition with the party that finished third in Britain’s elections, hoping to secure the balance of power following an inconclusive...
May 7, 2010 4:24 pm / no comments
..And in the future, they knighted Mick Jagger!
For this week’s edition of Talking Heads, WUPR was able to procure a time machine though our extensive and possibly sinister connections. WUPR was purchasing our Student Union allotted...
May 3, 2010 2:43 pm / no comments
An American Hindu priest. Some Hindu communities in rural India have faced strange troubles lately.
The changing face of elections
U.S presidential elections are known, among other things, for elaborate campaigns. Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign...
April 18, 2010 5:00 am / no comments
Gordon Brown's lack of charisma may hurt him
This Thursday, British candidates are engaging, for the first time in the country’s history, in a televised debate, following the American campaign format and breaking a tradition of media disuse...
April 15, 2010 3:47 pm / no comments