Joe Biden has announced that he expects to run for reelection in 2024. This means that he would be campaigning at the age of 81 and by the end of his second term he would be 85. It is said…
This end of year review is part of a series from Backbench’s editorial team as they consider some of the themes that have dominated 2020. The views expressed in these reviews are those of the editors themselves and do not…
While on the campaign trail in August, Donald Trump appealed to churchgoers by claiming his rival, President-elect Joe Biden, would be harmful to faith if elected. “No religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God,” was how Trump described Biden’s…
After days of uncertainty as mail-in ballots were counted, it’s clear that Kamala Harris will be the next vice-president of the United States. This is undoubtedly exciting. After forty-eight male, (almost entirely) white vice-presidents before her, it’s extremely significant that…
It has felt as if the whole world has been on tenterhooks, waiting for the inevitable confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory as President-Elect of the United States. Nothing can take away from the fact that this is a truly historic…
The Democrats will unite all voters by the shared disappointment of Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
The Democratic National Convention has just finished this week with speeches delivered by various establishment democrats and previous presidents announcing their full support for Biden and highlighting the danger America faces with Donald Trump in charge. It was also a…