The 30-Second Smear
US politics has long been renowned for its scything negative ads. They’re a gladiatorial sport.…More
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Blinded By The Light
Obama knows he’s hot stuff. His victory in the lead-off Iowa caucuses on 3 January…More
At Least We Don't Live in America!
What a wonderful eight years and a sweet election this has been! For backwater Australia,…More
In The Park With Obama
By late Tuesday afternoon in Chicago, you still couldn’t find a Democrat prepared to call…More
Hallelujah! Now America Must Get To Work
If all goes as predicted today, Americans will wake tomorrow to a new dawn, a…More
How the US Electoral College System Works
The United States has the oldest surviving democratic constitution in the world. In the context…More
The King of Swings
Moving north from Tennessee, the South dilutes slowly: the "y’all" becomes "you all" and then,…More
The Business End of a Dirty Election
There are only two days left before Americans vote in what has been described as…More
New York City Has the Election Jitters
As it is with most Saturday afternoons, a busy crowd moves circuitously around Manhattan’s Union…More
With God on His Side
"If these brick walls could talk…" The man behind the counter of Wired Espresso café…More