Politician articles
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Politicians Make Bad Historians
It’s like a game of spot the difference, but instead of looking for discrepancies between two almost identical pictures, it’s about identifying similarities in disparate images. But they’re so richly detailed it’s always possible to find they have something in common. This game is especially popular in wartime, when commentators and decision-makers scour the past More
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What can be done about growing mistrust of politicians?
By Grant Duncan Many western countries have seen a decline of trust in government and politicians. But if you’re one of the distrustful majority, that may not be such a bad thing. In a 2021 survey, just 24.5 per cent of respondents across OECD, countries said they trust political parties.
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Even Politicians Are Wearing Sambas Now
Has Samba Anxiety exploded into a full-blown panic attack? This week, the Adidas Samba—already the defining sneaker of our age—added a new fan. A fan in a very lofty position. On Thursday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared in an interview at 10 Downing Street to promote his tax policies. He wore trim navy trousers and a white button-down—sans tie, in keeping with world leader style trends. And on his feet? The same pair of sneakers that Frank Ocean, fashion-heads, TikTok...