Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The 2016 Election Has Held Up a Mirror to America, and She Is Not Beautiful 240 October 26, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in National Post (Canada) on 25 October 2016 by Father Raymond J. de Souza (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:2016 presidential electionArnold SchwarzeneggerBill ClintonCanadacareer politicianscelebritiesDonald TrumpHillary ClintonJesse VenturaPolitics Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Spain: The Strength of American Democracy March 8, 2026. Published in La RazónThe executive branch is not all-powerful, not even when it invokes the defense of the national interest. 0 Philippines: Oil, Oil, Oil — and US Defeat March 7, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesMilitary power is just a necessity for enjoying the blessings of oil. 0 Australia: AUKUS Yokes Australia to America’s Actions Whether We Like It or Not March 6, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: How Trump’s Contradictions on Iran May Open a Pandora’s Box in West Asia March 7, 2026. Published in Firstpost Has the Trump administration realized that they have to live with the clerical order in Iran? 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Conflict in the Gulf: Risks of Chaos and Civil War March 6, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Topics Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil March 12, 2026. Published in La JornadaMexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump. 0 Ireland: Pete Hegseth Is like a Manic Clown Compared to Sober Colin Powell March 11, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: Elon Musk Is Wrong about Empathy — and Irish Film Proves It March 10, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight March 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Why Trump Can’t Afford To Brush Off the Iran War’s Economic Impact March 10, 2026. Published in CBC 0 India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy March 10, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive. 0 Ghana: America’s Dual Approach: War and Diplomacy in International Relations March 10, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[A]nytime America saw/sees the need for peace, they embrace it and benefit from it but when the situation demands, they shift to embrace war. 0 South Africa: Trump’s Tariffs Have Gutted Agoa’s Duty‑Free Promise March 10, 2026. Published in Cape Times 0 Related Articles Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight March 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star Canada: Why Trump Can’t Afford To Brush Off the Iran War’s Economic Impact March 10, 2026. Published in CBC Canada: With Trump Visit Coming Up, China Hedges Its Bets on Helping Iran March 7, 2026. Published in CBC Canada: How Iran Triggered a World War for Its Own Destruction March 7, 2026. Published in National Post Canada: Carney Has My Sympathy as He Tries To Navigate a War Led by Trump and Hegseth March 6, 2026. Published in Toronto Star Previous articleThere’s a Name for America’s Anxiety about the Future: the ‘Trump Effect’Next articleWhere Hillary Clinton Can Lose LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment