There has been endless talk about r/wallstreetbets and Gamestop lately but nobody talks about the most interesting part of the story.

How will the pandemic shape this year's politics? And will there be any positives from the pandemic?

Misinformation is part of the DNA of our social media platforms, why is that and can anything be done about it?

The president is said to be the most powerful man in the world. Ironically, Biden might be defined by the things he has no control over.

Trump is trailing in the polls, does that mean that Biden will take the White House? How significant is it to lead in the polls?

eflections on the 2016 election and Trump’s Presidency, and the argument against polarisation.

Right wing populists have become the working mans party, a title social demcrats used to hold; why have social democrats lost their place?

The GAL-TAN scale can explain why populists are doing well, but not why greens aren't. Why is that?

Memes and disinformation are intimately related, and I believe the information age changed the dominant paradigm for memes from positive to

Biden seems very likely to get the most votes, it remains to be seen if that's enough to win the White House.

This year has been quite chaotic so far, and there's a risk that partisanship could lead to more chaos in November.

Context is everything, and the current protests against police brutality wouldn't be as large were it not for the context of the pandemic.

Lately it seems criticising democracy has become more fashionable, so here are my responses to the two arguments that come up the most.

Parasite is clearly last year's best film, and handles the issues Joker tried to tackle with far more nuance and elegance.

Some insist a stop to economic growth is the only way to save the environment? Is an end to growth as radical as it sounds?

With only six months to November, who is the most likely Democratic candidate? And do they stand a chance against Trump?

I made some bold predictions about what was going to happen this year, let's find out how wrong I was.

The Saudi's are selling Aramco, the question is: why now?

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