/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3956/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/how-new-hampshires-cantankerous-independence-will-make-its-mark-unusual-2024-presidential-election-354641 <p>January 20, 2024 | In this opinion piece by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a>, he talks about the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the significance of the location, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been the staging ground over a long period for so many people, providing more memorable moments than any other venue. Shribman walks the reader through the memorable primaries and significant moments in previous presidential campaigns that took place in New Hampshire.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:51:43 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3129 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chinese-spy-balloon-latest-chapter-history-high-altitude-espionage-and-surveillance-globe-and-mail-346093 <p>February 9, 2023 | The story of the flight of the Chinese balloon created a near-hysteria in political circles of not on the ground and, in breathless cable coverage, suggested a frightening new frontier in international spycraft, said <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a>. In his Op-Ed Shribman highlights the significant similarities between the American spy plane travelling to China airspace in 1952 and the recent Chinese spy balloon spotted in Canadian and US territory. </p> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:07:51 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2976 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/biden-vows-end-filibuster-ahead-voting-rights-bills-will-mark-turning-point-us-history-globe-and-336472 <p>January 12, 2022 | Joe Biden isn't the first president to push for expanded voting rights, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a> comments in his article for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>. "If the working definition of news is a departure from the normal, then Joe Biden's speech Tuesday pressing Congress to preserve and expand voting rights for minorities barely qualifies," Shribman writes. "American presidents have been making that speech for more than a half-century."</p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:36:25 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2757 at /maxbellschool