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Remove and ban Trump now Jan 12,2021 - Last updated at Jan 12,2021 BERLIN — A year ago, jurists and pundits were debating whether impeaching an American president is primarily a matter of law or of politics. It is both, of course, and there is nothing wrong with the political part. Under the US Constitution, it is politicians, not courts, who are supposed to judge whether a president has committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” and, crucially, whether a chief executive poses an ongoing t...

Yes, condemn the insurrection. But also defend the right to loud, rowdy protests Jan-Werner Müller On Wednesday, Trumpist demonstrators crossed the line into insurrection. Line is not just a metaphor: one of the great democratic features of Washington is that it offers a vast physical space for people to voice protest, but also clear boundaries of where pressure on representatives must stop. The “March on Washington” is nowhere mentioned in the constitution, and yet it’s ...

Books to look out for in 2021 Irish fiction New work that has been a long time coming generates a particular shiver of anticipation. Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Her publisher says: “An exquisite wintery parable, Claire Keegan’s long-awaited return tells the story of a simple act of courage and tenderness, in the face of conformity, fear and judgment.” Small Things Like These...

Strategic partner of the united states. the safety and security of ukrainians is directly tied to the safety and security of the united states of america and americans. it is all about fighting russian aggression. and make no mistake, russia is not an ally of the united states. russia is an enemy of the united states. oh o so our security is directly tied to ukraine. i believe it is a moment in history where the american people have to decide if they want to live in a country where a democracy r...

As we called it in those days to do research. first stop is at the berlin wall, and over here is the german parliament building. standing there, if you close your eyes, you can hear the incoming shell fire from the battle of berlin. you can still feel the horrors of the second world war, and then you open your eyes and can you see the free world and turn and look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, where democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens, well clad, walk f...

As we called it in those days to do research. first stop is at the berlin wall, and over here is the german parliament building. standing there, if you close your eyes, you can hear the incoming shell fire from the battle of berlin. you can still feel the horrors of the second world war, and then you open your eyes and can you see the free world and turn and look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, where democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens, well clad, walk f...

Do some research. the first stop is at the berlin wall. over here is the building. standing there if you close your eyes, you could almost hear the incoming shell fire. you could almost feel the horrors of the second world war. you open your eyes and you can see the free world. you turn, he can look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens well clad walk freely. east berlin to reveals itself to the camera. citizens are stealthy...

As we called it in those days to do research. first stop is at the berlin wall, and over here is the german parliament building. standing there, if you close your eyes, you can hear the incoming shell fire from the battle of berlin. you can still feel the horrors of the second world war, and then you open your eyes and can you see the free world and turn and look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, where democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens, well clad, walk f...

As we called it in those days to do research. first stop is at the berlin wall, and over here is the german parliament building. standing there, if you close your eyes, you can hear the incoming shell fire from the battle of berlin. you can still feel the horrors of the second world war, and then you open your eyes and can you see the free world and turn and look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, where democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens, well clad, walk f...

Because of the bank closure and the economy has made the situation much worse. what we do know is there are no talks taking place. the other european partners christine, said to the greeks fine. democracy rules. have the referendum. we are not talking to you until that referendum is over. so it is a quiet before the storm between now and sunday. >> we always talk about risks and uncertaintyies. that is why market participants are concerned if greece falls out of the euro. richard, what could hap...