Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bully. Bullies understand force. Economic sanctions will hit the Russian people with much more force than they will either Putin or his obscenely wealthy friends. By Sheila CoppsFirst published…
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Liberals still have time to pivot
A close race could help push left-leaning voters toward the favoured Liberals, especially if the NDP doesn’t get its act together. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on August 30, 2021. The first…
America’s losing its lustre as global beacon of democracy
The silence hovering over the Republican Party into the second week after Donald Trump’s loss may be working in Washington, but in the rest of the world, it is simply exposing the country’s claim to…
Revenge served cold to one-term-wonder Trump
Donald Trump’s failings and disgraces as president haven’t shaken his core supporters, but they likely lost him his second term. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November 9, 2020. OTTAWA—Revenge is a…
Twists and turns in upcoming U.S. election never ending
The COVID-19 story could spawn sympathy for the president. More likely, it will simply reinforce Donald Trump’s disastrous response to a world pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 of his fellow citizens. By Sheila…
Harris will be a positive force for Biden
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden will be an unbeatable ticket in the United States as Donald Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic has caused him continued erosion within his own party. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…
Biden’s the best hope to beat Trump
The fight for the Democratic soul reposes in two distinct groups, the young and the old. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 9, 2020. OTTAWA—It is the American battle of the…