Martin Nikolaev While you read in the media how the US is preparing for a new recount of ballots and the stars are magically aligning for Hillary Clinton to become president, Donald Trump, as usual, is doing what his critics least expect – winning his second term before the first has even begun. …
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See: Dimitar Karagegov's comment Georgi Vuldjev's comment Our media appearances on the topic Dimitar Karagegov - The collapse of the mainstream media is complete The thing that I will remember these elections with, purely as a machine and mechanism, is the total collapse of the traditional media. A candidate who was not supported by any …
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Comments: Who won the last presidential debates in the US?
Nikola Filipov: The third and final presidential debate was certainly the most constructive so far. There was a good reason for this: the moderator of the debate, Chris Wallace, was not afraid to ask uncomfortable questions, both to Clinton about Wikileaks and to the accusations of sexist treatment of women by Donald Trump. Within the framework of …
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We have collected the comments and first impressions of various EKIP authors regarding last night's debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The compilation will be supplemented throughout the day. Dimitar Karagegov: In the first part of the debate, Trump was tragic and I started writing about how much he failed. However, the second part, I think, was …
More »Hillary Clinton's Tax Policy – Socialism on Steroids
Following the commentary we published on the first elements of Republican candidate Donald Trump's economic policy, we continue with a look at Hillary Clinton's tax policy. The presidential campaign in the United States is interesting to say the least, and as the election approaches, it is becoming increasingly complicated. The final outcome will have a significant impact on both …
More »Trump's economic plan: higher taxes, higher inflation, and a higher minimum wage
Jeffrey Tucker* Just days after Donald Trump won the Republican nomination, the mask (such as it had been up to then) fell off. He quietly began telling reporters that he could be “tricked” into raising taxes, raising the minimum wage, and printing enough money to cover the national debt payments with cheap …
More »The Iran-US deal in the balance
The agreement on Iran's nuclear program with the P5+1 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, is probably the most important geopolitical event of the past year. After nearly a decade of increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic, the negotiations on the principle of the "big stick" have yielded results. With the Iranian economy …
More »Geopolitical shifting of layers. China, the US and oil.
The Americans still have a strategic advantage in both energy and military terms. However, the focus on Asia could prove to be a double-edged sword for the United States, allowing China to quietly expand its influence in a key part of the world.
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