Alex Sheremet

Rex Tillerson’s Ties To Russia Renew Furor Over Donald Trump’s Foreign Entanglements

Donald Trump has now picked ExxonMobile CEO (NYSE: XOM) Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, renewing fears of both men’s ties to Russia while deepening scrutiny over Russia’s interference in this year’s elections. Tillerson’s appointment comes as a surprise after Donald Trump quietly withdrew several key names from the race. At one point, both Trump […]

8y ago

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Donald Trump, Taiwan, And The Undoing Of A Narrative [Opinion]

Last weekend, Donald Trump took a diplomatic call from Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, for which he received a great deal of criticism. The issue, they say, is that Trump’s assuming a careless approach to foreign policy, from his naive comments towards British PM Theresa May (“If you travel to the US, you should let me […]

8y ago

2016: The Year Of The Faithless Electors?

Donald Trump’s presidency has not even begun, yet it has already been marred by protests, recount efforts, and the growing faithless elector movement. So far, this year’s faithless electors have all been Democrats in states that Hillary Clinton won. Yet on December 5, the first Republican of the Electoral College went rogue. In a column […]

8y ago

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iOS 10.1.1 Features: The Good, Bad, And Indifferent

Apple’s beleaguered iOS roll-outs seem to be continuing the same trend with 10.1.1: broken features, strange occurrences, and curious oversights. To put the release into context, iOS 10.1 went public on October 24 after a month of beta testing, and iOS 10.1.1 came just a week later. According to tech writer Gordon Kelly, the first […]

8y ago