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Build The Wall?: The Perspective of an American in the Philippines

By Tom Smith (@TomEtesonSmith) Donald Trump’s proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico is back in the news, this time as debates over how the wall is to be funded, and over the issue of immigration more broadly speaking, played a role in prompting a U.S. government shutdown. While Trump’s chief of staff,…
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How to abuse and misuse history: a guide from twentieth-century politics

By Spike Lister The utilisation of history in political discourse has itself a long history. For as long as there has been a public space and a shared experience, communities have looked to the past as a lens through which to understand their issues. History offers us a guiding light by which to move forwards…
