USA Politics
Trump Rallies Massive Crowd in Butler, PA
This may have been the most consequential campaign event of 2024.
The US Election and NZ’s Foreign Policy
New Zealand might continue to align itself more closely with the United States. But it would come at a cost.
The US Election and Israel
Kamala Harris has no love for Israel, but she can’t tell the truth about her Middle East views without splitting with Biden and putting Pennsylvania, and perhaps even New York, in play.
Grid Scale Battery Fires Loom Large
The growing threat of grid scale battery fires is a very serious issue calling for equally serious action.
We Are in Dire Need of Restructuring
America is falling apart. No wonder US infrastructure received a C- on the Infrastructure Report Card. The American Empire is approaching a breaking point.
‘You Can Trust Me’
Catfishers, Nigerian princes and political hucksters. Where is the horse sense at election time?
It’s Not Good for Kamala
As disastrous as such a thing could be, the effects would eventually fade. For Kamala Harris, however, the effects could be a bit more permanent.
Brown Bananas, Crowded Ports and Empty Shelves
What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US.
Not the Brightest Move Dotcom
He should have retained the best US criminal lawyer he could find and cut a deal – a quick guilty plea in return for, say, seven years, $10 million in fines and restitution and been out of prison in 2019. But he didn’t and so his US legal problems are just beginning.