Why the 21st Century Needs Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is a self-described socialist running to be the President of the United States of America in 2016. There are few nations with a greater aversion to socialism than the US, yet the effect of Sanders is the exhalation of moral…
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The Tragedy of Colonial Borders
Four years into the crisis, the international community continues to struggle in forming a coherent response to the situation in Iraq and Syria. The questions of who gets a seat at the negotiation table, whether to impose a no-fly zone,…
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Polls: Should You Trust Them?
In the past few days there have been a number of stories about who is polling the highest, who is trailing in the numbers, who should drop out of the race due to their polling. The Expat Elector is here to discuss the problems with polling…
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Russia and the Baltics: Hard Choices – Finland and NATO
“Finland should think of the consequences, if it ponders joining NATO. It must ask, could joining start World War III?”. These comments did not come from an armchair pundit or a discussion question from a Political Science class on…
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Relaxing the One-Child Policy
Over 35 years after its introduction, China has relaxed the one-child policy. By means of a vague statement issued last week, the ruling Communist Party has indicated that couples will now be allowed to have two children.
Originally put…
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The Drone Papers, or Information At Any Cost?
On October 15, The Intercept published a series of article called The Drone Papers. Using several documents leaked by an anonymous whistleblower, the journalists explored the US drone system’s functioning as well as its moral and legal…
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Expat Elector Weekly Roundup #2
Here is the weekly roundup of the top five most important stories of the week in the US election as well as any upcoming local events here in Montreal or the surrounding area if you want to get involved with the election right here in…
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Canadian ISIS Air Mission Withdrawal: Prioritizing National Interests
Real change, that’s what the Liberals’ campaign had promised Canadians and it was clearly a winning formula. The Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won a majority government at the recent elections on October 19, securing 184 seats.…
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Venezuela: Things to Note Before They Vote
For over a decade, foreign discourse on Venezuela rarely occurred without a reference to its leader, Hugo Chavez. While the policies of Chavismo were certainly divisive, the death of Chavez has coincided with rising instability in the…
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Politics are Scary: Campaign Halloween Costumes
Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, or not an American citizen, one thing that we can all agree on is that picking out a Halloween costume can be difficult, especially if it’s last minute. We have all had our fair share of terrible…
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