A look at Donald Trump’s seismic foreign policy shifts and what America’s controversial vote at the United Nations alongside ‘strongman’ nations means for New Zealand
Read MoreTrump's UN vote a defining act that points to day of reckoning for NZ
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Trump's Comeback: It's a new, strongman era, 'whether they like it or not'
Donald Trump’s comeback is an historic achievement that re-writes the laws of politics and sets the United States on a new course it hasn’t seen for generations and that will test the guardrails of democracy
Read MoreIt’s not (just) about the economy, stupid.
The polls say economics is the #1 issue for Americans but the debate seems to be a culture war for the soul of the United States. Thing is, they’re all different sides of the same anger and there’s data to prove it
Read MoreUnsurprising, but Trump shooting creates opportunity for a surprising response
As we unite to condemn the shooting at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, can we honestly say we’re shocked? But perhaps this event could serve to unite a bitterly divided America behind a more peaceful path
Read MoreA debate to make the world tremble
The opening presidential debate of 2024 was like no other. This was an awful debate of lies and incoherence, dangerously far from the policy battles of only years ago; a debate of golf swings and porn starts rather than issues
Read MoreIs is the beginning of the end of the toxic Trump TV show?
The 2022 mid-terms may be remembered as the moment when Americans finally breathed out, exhaling the Trump years. So what’s going on?
Read MoreCorroboration: The key January 6 moment where Trump is exposed
A stunning day of testimony at the January 6 committee hearings in Washington DC has corroborated the key, but under-reported, part of Cassidy Hutchinson’s damning evidence against Donald Trump
Read MoreTrump Impeachment II: Hat tip to history or something more?
Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could be merely a note to later historians as to how awful this term has been or it could be the start of healing. But either way, Trump’s place in history will now largely be decided by Joe Biden
Read MoreThe madness of King Trump
Howl, howl, howl, howl. As rioters storm the Capitol, we see the madness at the heart of the Donald Trump era. He is now Shakespeare’s King Lear - raging but impotent as America turns the page
Read MoreUp and Down with COVID-19: Could President Trump Be Right (Twice!) In The End?
A seminal paper on ecology, media and attention spans offers insight into just how Covid-19 might yet just ‘go away’… at least, in a political sense. By Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson
Read MoreLooking for magnanimity amongst the Dems
At a time of great division Abraham Lincoln was able to look for unity. Yet it’s hard to see candidates for the US presidency trying to rise above the polarised moment and show the same sort of leadership. But there was a sign tonight…
Read MoreIt's not the quid pro quo that's the problem, it's the personal interest
The impeachment hearings have fractured the Republicans’ defence of Donald Trump, but their second position that presidential quid pro quos are no big deal ignore one important difference about this president
Read MoreThe Limits of Power: What Johnson, Trump, Ardern and Fonterra have in common
Over-reach is a common crime in politics and business. But a day of reckoning always comes, as leaders in this country and some of the world’s biggest powers are discovering to their cost
Read MoreWe need to understand hate to defeat it, not ignore it
When something wicked this way comes, what do you do? I hope in time we can make space for study and understanding. Let's find the courage to look at where the hate came from and counter it with facts and truth as well as compassion.
Read MoreIs the state of the union strong? We are about to find out
Donald Trump is being backed into a corner politically and legally, with the Mueller investigation expected soon. How far will he go and can America's famed checks and balances withstand the coming storm?
Read MoreThe Art of the Deal
What advice does Trump’s book give to the current President of the United Sates?
Read MoreIf Jacinda Ardern wants inspiration on Brady & China, she can look to Khashoggi & Trump
The open letter to Jacinda Ardern to show some spine over alleged crimes against Anne-Marie Brady feels vital in the face of a less than urgent response thus far. The professor was only a mechanic away from being another Jamal Khashoggi or Fernando Pereira
Read MoreHow Open an Economy?
Does Trump’s toying with the US rejoining the TPP mean anything?
Read MoreHow Donald Trump helped save the trade deal and enabled Ardern's realism
Labour's willingness to back the new CPTPP owes a lot to the US president, but also shows the rise of the political realists in its ranks. But the hard part is yet to come
Read MoreModeration in all things, even elections
While Todd Barclay and Labour's interens have sparked some life into election year politics, here's hoping we learn from overseas and scandal isn't the dominate theme of Election 2017
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