Presidential platform
A political line was drawn in 2016 when Hillary Clinton asked: ‘if we broke up the big banks tomorrow, would that end racism?’ With history erased, the question is a…
Information Literacy Session Feedback
THE PML-N-led coalition wants to introduce a judicial reform package through a constitutional amendment in order to extend by three years the retirement age of the judges of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile,…
Seshan’s electoral reforms
Liberia’s presidential election of 1927 saw incumbent president Charles King garnering 234,000 against 9,000 votes. It would have been a remarkable victory but for a glaring faux pas. At that…
Tech firms roll back misinformation curbs ahead of 2024 polls
As a global election season widely expected to be mired in misinformation and falsehoods fast approaches, the big US-based tech platforms are walking back policies meant to curb them, stoking…
IMF has a tough call on Argentina: force major reforms or pull the plug
Argentina and the International Monet-ary Fund share a rocky history spanning seven decades - and it looks as if things could get worse. Just five years ago, Argentina became the…
Presidential powers vs ECP’s mandate
In Pakistan’s intricate political landscape, a perplexing constitutional puzzle dominates headlines: Who possesses the authority to declare the date for the impending general elections? This enigmatic issue has ignited fierce…
The reforms industry
In Pakistan since the coalition government has got some space, there is a whole reforms’ industry that has crept up. Some of this sentiment is quite genuine as Pakistan has…
From presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro’s peculiar exile in US
He used to preside over Latin America’s largest country and its 214 million people. Now Brazil’s former far-right leader lives in a small Florida town and eats alone in a…
Reforms for justice : Part – I
In a widely circulated video, Justice Isa asks those assembled for the 9th International Judicial Conference in Islamabad if they are satisfied with the justice system. No one raises their…
What the Iowa caucuses could mean for Democratic presidential candidates?
Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election. Iowa…
