Ultimately, an avalanche of Republican money couldn’t pull Trump’s most important demographics out of their homes and into the voting booths.
In the 1970s, Keep America Beautiful created the “Crying Indian” ad showing a Native American shedding tears as people throw rubbish into rivers. It was not what it seemed. For a start, the actor was Italian.
There’s snake-oil being sold to us and much of the world is falling for it.
The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to believe the Republicans will win.
A nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia is a reminder to the world that Iran only has nuclear capabilities because America provided them.
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles are deployed on nuclear-powered ballistic submarines. They are launched into flight by a brief burst of rocket power.
The US president’s escalating verbal attacks on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu suggests that the Middle East’s most consequential relationship has entered uncharted territory.
Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model with 200,000 kilometres on the clock.
The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been unsuccessful.
China glossed over the issues that Donald Trump had wanted to discuss with Xi Jinping. Now the US president has to scramble to prevent a bigger problem.
