Many non-Americans might not be fully acquainted with the political landscape of the United States, and the names of the different political parties don't necessarily ring any bells, so here's a very short summary: The "Republican Party" of the United States are the conservatives, the so-called "right-wing" (in the American sense). It's the party of Donald Trump, George Bush, Ronald Reagan. The "Democratic Party" of the United States are the "liberals" (in name only), the "left-wing". It's the party of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill (and Hillary) Clinton. Perhaps a bit surprisingly to many, Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous and important presidents of the United States, and under whose administration and direct activism slavery was abolished in the country (by adding the 13th and subsequent amendments to the Constitution), was a Republican. Indeed, it was the Republican Party that ferociously advocated for and drove...