2020 US Elections

• A year after Jan. 6, Americans divided over how the Capitol riot unfolded

  A year after Jan. 6, Americans are divided over whether the Capitol riot should be considered an attack on the government.

  Politics

  Jan 5, 2022
  
• Who ‘owns’ our faces and how will facial recognition be used?

  In the age of Big Tech, we need to grapple with who has access to our faces, says Wendy Wong of the University of Toronto.

  Commentary

  Jan 23, 2021
  
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• What’s next for Donald Trump? Will he face charges after he leaves office?

  In all of American history, no former president has been charged with criminal behaviour after a term in office, says Thomas Klassen of York University.

  Commentary

  Jan 9, 2021
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• Joe Biden’s win shows just how powerful the senior citizen vote is in America

  Older politicians have an advantage at the polls because their fellow older citizens are much more likely to cast a ballot than the young, says Thomas Klassen of York University.

  Commentary

  Nov 14, 2020
• How this U.S. election compares to other tumultuous votes

  And yet for all the current chaos, the United States has experienced moments like this before, says history professor Ronald Pruessen.

  Commentary

  Oct 24, 2020
• Here is how the winner of the U.S. election actually gets formally declared

  The U.S. also differs from most other democracies in that it has no independent electoral commission to certify the final vote count, says Amy Dacey of American University.

  Commentary

  Sep 19, 2020
• If President Trump refuses to accept defeat, the U.S. will survive intact

  The United States has a long history of contested elections but only one damaged the American political system, says political scientist Alexander Cohen of Clarkson University.

  Commentary

  Sep 5, 2020
• Trump’s executive order could expose social media giants to more lawsuits: sources

  The draft order asks the FCC to examine whether actions related to the editing of content by Twitter, Facebook and Google should potentially lead to the platforms forfeiting their protections from legal liability for the material their users post.

  May 28, 2020
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• Trump threatens social media regulations, shutdowns after Twitter fact-check

  The president can’t unilaterally regulate or close the companies, and any effort would likely require action by Congress.

  Politics

  May 28, 2020