Daily Quiz | On U.S. vice presidential candidates John Adams, the first Vice President of the United States START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Only two other politicians (since World War II) were elected as Vice Presidents of the U.S. and were from the state of Minnesota before Tim Walz was added to the…
Cynicism about American politics abounds in China. The shake-up in the presidential race since June illuminates the limitations of China’s understanding of its superpower rival. When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, his appeal upset the widely held belief in China, reinforced by relentless official propaganda, that America was so profoundly racist that a black…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appears to be winning the popularity contest against Ohio Senator JD Vance as the US Vice Presidential race heats up. The newly announced running mate of Kamala Harris currently holds a net positive rating of nine points among American voters. His Republican rival meanwhile finds himself floundering with a negative 10…
In 2022, 58% of Americans owned stock, either directly or indirectly through mutual funds. Based on his 2019 financial disclosures and his 2022 tax filings, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee is not one of them. His files offer no evidence of any asset ownership—no stocks, no bonds, no mutual funds, not even his house (he sold…
Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, may not in his wildest dreams have imagined that one day he would be picked as a running mate alongside a U.S. presidential candidate, yet that was indeed how the plot twist on the Democratic side played out at this tail end of the 2024 election season. Mr. Walz, a…
