The new President of France, Emmanuel Macron, wants French people to "embrace the future". Time will tell if he can make that possible, but his is a better message than the Trumps of this world who want to embrace the past
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Trump's firing of James Comey - what on earth is going on?
Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey either means that he's covering up his campaign's criminal links with Russian agents, or he's punishing a top law enforcement official for not doing exactly what he wants. Neither explanation bodes well for the USA.
Read MoreHow do you solve a problem like (North) Korea?
Role play any potential United States action against North Korea and you soon see the limited choice they face. So what should the US do? What role can China play? And what's best for New Zealand?
Read MoreWhy you can't call Donald Trump a liar (yet)
There's a growing number of media calling out President Donald Trump for saying things that aren't true. But does that make him a liar?
Read MoreDonald Trump – scaring the spies out into the cold
President Donald is going to be a headache for the intelligence community. He can't keep his own secrets safe, so how can they trust him?
Read MoreAll things in moderation, including even Trump, Brexit & judges
Just because Donald Trump is a shoot from the hip president, doesn't mean we should fall into the same trap
Read MoreNo, not that one. The other dangerous bit we could inherit from the US election campaign
Recent elections and votes in America, Britain and Australia have been brutal and brittle affairs with plenty of rancour, and some fear the same here this year. But I wonder if they're looking in the wrong direction
Read MoreA revolt against the future
In the days of Trump and Brexit, it could be time for those who want a society based on openness, knowledge and new opportunities to revisit an out-of-fashion idea
Read MoreWhen Donald calls Bill... make him an offer
Bill English has the chance to be heroic without indulging his inner Hugh Grant. He can be on the right side of history, China and even Ronald Reagan, if he seizes the moment
Read MoreWhat Donald & Hillary can teach New Zealand
It's easy to play the anti-establishment and change cards or go on the attack. But the real challenge for our politicians and journalists is to allow voters to hear balance
Read MoreTrump Inaugurated: The con is on
Today's short and grim speech reinforces and reveals how Donald Trump will govern as the 45th US president, and it won't serve his people well
Read More2016: Hero & anti-Hero of the year
Who stood out for me this year? I want to talk about two people who changed the conversation, for better and worse
Read MorePost TPP confusion - or, will Ms Miller come to Wellington?
Is it a good idea for New Zealand to try and resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the involvement of the USA? And, if it does so, will the Government have to go back to Parliament and ask it to change a Bill it's just agreed to?
Read MoreAngry People
The alienated Angries who supported Brexit and Trump are not going to go away.
Read MoreWhen hate Trumps love – America's search for a DeLorean
Many thousands of Americans looked past Donald Trump's nastiness, abuse and incompetence in search of a time that has gone, tragically rejecting a woman with the potential to have made real change
Read MoreEarning it: The Swarbrick lesson 2016
In which a late night twitter discussion rammed home the importance of candidates having to 'earn it' and the media's coverage of "foregone conclusions" is defended
Read MoreSo ya thought ya might like to go to the show ...
I'm probably not the first person to note this, but Donald Trump's presidential campaign presents as an example of life imitating some fairly average art.
Read MoreThe Great Republican Fire of 2016
The Republicans started their own fire. But Donald Trump is a whole new kind of arsonist and the party's now burning out of control
Read MoreOn Trump, Hillary, brokered conventions and the 'silent majority'
On the eve of Super Tuesday, the Republicans are torn, Rubio is using Trump to boost himself and Clinton is laughing all the way to the bank
Read MoreUS elections: time for the real picture to emerge
Perhaps Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of US politics. But let's not forget that's been said before and frontrunners often fade when the voting starts
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