LPA Foundation

Issues Forum: International Relations

American Exceptionalism

American Exceptionalism

Trump and Sanders’ Victim Complex

April 8, 2016

To hear [Donald] Trump and [Bernie] Sanders talk, America is getting beat up. A lot. According to Trump, we are losing to China. To Mexico. To ISIS. To NATO. To political correctness. According to Sanders, we are losing to the 1 percent. To big corporations. To climate change. To free markets. According to both, we […]

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Advisor Veronique de Rugy

Advisor Veronique de Rugy

Donald Trump on Policy – An Overview

April 1, 2016

Who is Donald Trump? Right now he is the GOP’s front runner. He is a businessman. He has been a reality TV host. He has been in the news for years, and he is news today. But what does a Donald Trump policy agenda look like? It is unclear. First, a look at his campaign […]

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International Relations

International Relations

Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Plan Would Give Putin Exactly What He Wants

March 22, 2016

In a wide-ranging interview with the Washington Post editorial board, Republican candidate Donald Trump showed why he is Vladimir Putin’s favorite candidate for President of the United States. In his interview, Trump called for a non-interventionist foreign policy, declaring that American needs to invest at home rather than waste money on failed foreign ventures, such […]

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Immigration

Immigration

Selling America Short

March 7, 2016

Following his primary victories in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada, Donald Trump has established himself as the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. He has done so offering grandiose slogans — He’ll Make America Great Again! He’ll have us win so much we’ll get bored with winning! — and precious little in specifics. […]

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Economic Growth

Economic Growth

5 questions every presidential candidate should answer on the global economy

February 10, 2016

Recent turbulence in the international financial markets suggests that the global economy may see a significant downturn running up to the November elections. That in turn could have major implications for the US economic recovery, as well as the election. Our 2016 presidential candidates must weigh the following five issues, and be able to provide cogent policy solutions […]

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