31 March 2016 The End of the Beginning More twists and turns from the US Primaries by J.R.Thomas Prediction is a foolish sport at the best of times; in these astonishing American Presidential primary elections it seems more and more an act of madness to even try to suggest any possible outcome. Just when everything… Continue reading issue 47:2016 03 31: The End of the Beginning (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 45:2016 03 17: Does it matter? (J.R.Thomas)
17 March 2016 Does It Matter? by J.R.Thomas Does It Matter?” sounds like a newly discovered Trollope novel. So does the plot of the USA Presidential primaries so far. But “Does it matter?” are the thoughtful words of a Shaw Sheet reader, who is following the excitements across the pond. He does not mean, as… Continue reading Issue 45:2016 03 17: Does it matter? (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 44: 2016 03 09: Nearing the Crest of the Wave (J.R.Thomas)
10 March 2016 Nearing the Crest of the Wave by J.R.Thomas Briefly, on the USA primaries, where the current excitement is too fascinating to ignore: There have been nine primaries since Super Tuesday. Trump has won five, but except in Mississippi by much narrower margins than forecast; and he lost Idaho, Kansas, and Maine to… Continue reading Issue 44: 2016 03 09: Nearing the Crest of the Wave (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Super Trump in America (J.R.Thomas)
03 March 2016 Super Trump in America by J.R.Thomas The headlines on Wednesday were confident: It’s Clinton versus Trump! Trump has it sewn up! Clinton has vanquished the challenger Sanders! Super Tuesday had spoken and now it is a gentle jog all the way to the conventions in July. But let’s just look at the… Continue reading Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Super Trump in America (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 22:2015 10 01:Speaker Cornered
01 October 2015 Speaker Cornered – the latest twist in the fight for the Republican Nomination by J.R.Thomas How the commentators all laughed at the idea that Donald Trump could possibly take his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination seriously, let alone that anybody else would. Light entertainment, they all said. A monstrous ego, having… Continue reading Issue 22:2015 10 01:Speaker Cornered
