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J Brooks Spector
14 articles in the last 12 months · 1 source · South Africa
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politics-governance· 3h ago
CONGRESS IN THE BALANCE: A blue tsunami, a tide, or chaos as usual — the US midterm election
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politics-governance· 6d ago
CRUCIAL ELECTIONS: ‘Sick and tired of being sick and tired’ — US limbers up for midterms
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literature-books· Oct 25
BOOK REVIEW: Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ambitious attempt to make sense of the Middle East
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politics-governance· Oct 23
CONSTITUTION @ 30: Art, justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Celebrating 30 years of the Constitutional Court
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politics-governance· Oct 5
EXPLAINER: What the heck is a midterm election and why does it matter?
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politics-governance· Sep 25
RALLYING CRIES: Voters need more than triplets, catchy slogans and clever memes
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politics-governance· Sep 24
THE WRECKER-IN-CHIEF: Trump’s chaos abroad mirrors the damage he’s inflicting on Washington
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politics-governance· Sep 16
US-SA RELATIONS: US visa restrictions raise the stakes in its escalating dispute with SA
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technology· Sep 15
CULTURAL PHENOMENON: Star Trek at 60 and the optimistic future it still dares us to imagine
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politics· Sep 4
BOOK REVIEW: Regime Change peels back the thin skin beneath Trump’s second-term swagger
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politics· Aug 30
TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters
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culture· Jul 3
ACTS OF FAITH: The birth of the Market Theatre: Exactly how did it happen?
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politics· Jun 23
GREEN WATER BLUEPRINT: Zille-style stunts — how Democrats can capitalise on Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool fiasco
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culture· Jun 19
TRIBUTE: Abdullah Ibrahim, my wife, and Yours Truly through the years
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