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The Journal
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Journal
Should there be an age limit for people running in elections?
LAST UPDATE | 38 mins ago IN HIS VOICES article today, Larry Donnelly writes about how 'very many of the key players in American politics are of advanced years'. The ignominious end to the political career of former US president Joe Biden is the most obvious example of age getting the better of a key decision-maker, but a s Larry points out, he's not the only major American politician who is getting on in years. From Donald Trump (78) to Chuck Schumer (74), there are plenty of examples. Advertisement Eight Democrats have died in office since 2022, and some still empty seats have cost them in close votes recently. While it's not quite the same picture on this side of the Atlantic, our own outgoign President Michael D Higgins is 84. While there are minimum ages for candidates for different elected offices in Ireland, there are no age limits on the other end of the spectrum. So it seems worth asking the question: Should there be an age limit for people running in elections? Poll Results: Yes (515) No (142) Not sure (37) Yes No Not sure Vote
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kennedy Center releases list of performance cancellations ‘in the spirit of transparency'
WASHINGTON () — The Kennedy Center released a current list of performance cancellations from the past few months, in light of President Donald Trump's controversial . The list was posted just after producers of the Broadway musical Hamilton announced they would be canceling plans to perform at the center next year. Lead producer Jeffrey Seller directly pointed to Trump's 'purge' as a reason behind the decision. '[In] recent weeks we have sadly seen decades of Kennedy Center neutrality be destroyed,' Seller wrote in a . 'The recent purge by the Trump Administration of both professional staff and performing arts events … flies in the face of everything this national cultural center represents.' Seller condemned the recent firings of Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter and Chairman David Rubenstein. 'Hamilton' cancels Kennedy Center run; Grenell fires back Late at night on March 6, Kennedy Center Vice President of Public Relations Roma Daravi released a addressing recent cancellations, including Hamilton's. 'In the spirit of transparency and due to the litany of misinformation being spread in the press, it is important to give the public a complete account of program cancellations over the last 6 months. In fact, the only shows under the Kennedy Center programming umbrella that we have cancelled since February 12th were due to a lack of sales or artist availability,' Daravi stated. The center listed the following program cancellations: 11/10/24: VOICES: Nadine Sierra – Cancelled due to artist illness 11/23/24: Macbeth – One show cancelled due to fire/flood 1/28/25-2/29/25: Shear Madness – Cancelled due to Theater repairs 2/7/25: NEMR – Cancelled by artist 2/8/25: Megan Gailey – Cancelled due to low sales 2/13/25: R&B Love Songs Edition – Cancelled by producer 2/24/25, 2/26/25, 3/6/25, 3/12/25, 3/13/25: Shear Madness – Cancelled for low sales 2/27/25: Balun – Cancelled by artist 3/4/25-3/22/25: Eureka Day – Cancelled by producer due to financial reasons 3/6/25: RIOT! – Cancelled due to artist availability 3/16/25: An Evening with Issa Rae – Cancelled by artist 3/15/25: Blacks in Wax – Cancelled by artist 3/19/25: Lowcut Connie – Cancelled by artist 3/21/25: Peter Wolf (Book Launch) – Cancelled by artist 3/21/25: Samhot – One show cancelled due to low ticket sales 3/22/25: Skipper the Seal Book Launch – Cancelled by artist 3/26/25: Arts & Wellbeing Panel – Cancelled by artist 4/5/25: Amanda Rheaume – Cancelled by artist 4/18/25: Bard and the Beat II – Cancelled by artist 4/19/25: Saigon Nights – Cancelled by artist 4/20/25: Bring them Home (Film) – Cancelled by artist 4/26/25: National Youth Poet Laureate Commemoration – Cancelled by artist 5/20/25-5/21/25: NSO: A Peacock Among Pigeons – Cancelled for financial reasons 5/27/25: Maria Joao Pires – Postoponed to following season 7/8/25-7/20/25: Bluey – Postponed to following season March/April 2026: Hamilton – Cancelled by producer Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
