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26 August 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham analyzes Cindy McCain's chances of succeeding her late husband, John McCain, as a US senator from the state of Arizona

24 July 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses President Trump's foreign policy tactics, alleged campaign payoffs, and Trump's sky-high popularity among Republican voters

16 July 2018

On Canadian radio, Patrick Basham analyzes American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Helsinki summit

24 June 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham explains the strategy behind the opposition to the US government's policy of separating children from their illegal immigrant parents

19 June 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses new US tariffs on Chinese goods; President Trump's controversial "zero tolerance" approach to cracking down on illegal immigration; this November's US midterm elections; and Trump's diplomatic relations with Canada and Mexico in light of the successful, "united" North America bid to host the 2026 World Cup.

15 June 2018

On CNBC, Patrick Basham explains the Democracy Institute's economics-centered World Cup soccer rankings

13 June 2018

The Democracy Institute today released its economic rankings for the World Cup, adding some essential science to the art of World Cup wagering. Patrick Basham's article, “The Freedom to Win: World Cup 2018 Economic Predictor,” details each team’s prospects.

22 May 2018

Russia's national news agency quotes Patrick Basham on the Trump administration's approach to sanctions on Iran and a new nuclear deal with the Iranian government

18 May 2018

Voice of America quotes Patrick Basham on the "reverse Robin Hood economics" that paid for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding

8 May 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses why Donald Trump may or may not pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal; the Republican senate primary in West Virginia; President Trump's improving poll numbers; Rudy Giuliani's role on Trump's legal defense team; and Gina Haspel's nomination to be CIA director

1 May 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses Donald Trump's contribution towards a negotiated peace with North Korea; the tenure of White House chief of staff John Kelly; outgoing White House physician Ronny Jackson; and the future of the controversial White House Correspondents' Dinner

11 April 2018

On Canadian radio, Patrick Basham discusses Donald Trump's legal challenges and the Trump administration's plan to launch missile strikes on Syria

20 March 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses the Mueller investigation into alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russia, as well as the most recent departures from the Trump administration

8 March 2018

On CNBC, Patrick Basham discusses Gary Cohn's resignation and who may replace him as President Trump's top economic advisor

27 February 2018

Patrick Basham comments to Chinese TV about the US Supreme Court declining to take up a Trump administration appeal that sought a quick end to the Obama era program protecting illegal immigrants who were brought to America as children

27 February 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham notes the Mueller investigation's failure to-date to uncover evidence of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign

15 February 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham analyzes congressional attempts to achieve bipartisan immigration reform

13 February 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham discusses the Trump administration's proposed federal budget

13 February 2018

Patrick Basham's Spiked article explains how outdoor smoking bans increase teen smoking

5 February 2018

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham comments on the FBI's apparent misuse of Christopher Steele's so-called "Russian dossier" on Donald Trump, and on the prospects for a bipartisan congressional immigration deal

31 January 2018

On BBC TV, Patrick Basham reviews President Trump's State of the Union speech

24 January 2018

On Canadian radio, Patrick Basham discusses Turkey's military attacks on Kurdish forces in Syria

21 January 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses the US government shutdown

9 January 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham discusses "Fire and Fury," the controversial new book about the Trump White Hous

7 January 2018

On BBC TV, Patrick Basham discusses the Republicans' policy agenda for 2018

5 January 2018

Patrick Basham's article in the Epoch Times explains China's unfair and dangerous e-payments policy

1 January 2018

On BBC radio, Patrick Basham analyzes President Trump's year-end media interviews and discusses the year ahead in American politics

13 December 2017

On CNBC, Patrick Basham explains that congressional Republicans have belatedly gotten their act together, at least on taxes

5 December 2017
On BBC radio, Patrick Basham analyzes the Trump administration's travel ban, the Alabama senate race, and the special prosecutor's investigation of the Trump campaign's alleged Russia ties

2 December 2017

On Canadian TV, Patrick Basham discusses General Michael Flynn's deal to cooperate with the special prosecutor investigating the Trump campaign's alleged Russia ties.

21 November 2017

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham discusses America's so-called "sanctuary" cities for illegal immigrants.

21 November 2017

On BBC Radio, Patrick Basham discusses the sexual misconduct allegations plaguing America's entertainment, political, and media establishments; the congressional Republicans' tax reform plans; and the Trump administration's labelling of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism

15 November 2017

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham assesses whether US Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Clinton Foundation

7 November 2017

On Chinese TV, Patrick Basham previews the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey

4 September 2017
Report slams American trade hypocrisy

US government's illogical campaign to prevent American consumers from betting in cyberspace,” according to Patrick Basham, the report's author.

4 September 2017

The report, “Do As I Say, Not As I Do: How the WTO, Antigua & a Canadian overcame American hypocrisy on free trade," published today by the Democracy Institute, documents both America’s discriminatory trade practices against the small Caribbean island-state of Antigua and uncovers the US government’s highly irregular, ill-advised, and unsuccessful prosecution of Canadian online gambling entrepreneur, Calvin Ayre

DI America WTO Antigua online gambling report (936 KB)

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