Larry Hackett
Why the tabloids have really gone after Jeff Bezos
In the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, US founding father Alexander Hamilton is confronted by his political rivals with proof that he’s made...
Why all of the US is waiting on Joe
Sure, Democratic US presidential hopefuls are already herding into the starting gates, staking out “lanes” of potential support among the party’s progressive/centrist/suburban...
The Trump administration ‘goes to the mattresses’ as probes enter new phase
As one former US president was going to his final resting place last week, the current President was “going to the mattresses”. Within hours...
Back in the ring: Democrats in training for Trump rematch
The ‘blue wave’ metaphor was never apt. In Trumpworld, politics isn’t tidal—it’s brutal. A cage fight in neckties. And last night US...
Democrats aren’t ready for all-important midterms
Whatever happens in Tuesday’s US Congressional midterm elections, I have a bit of good news that should hold no matter what. I...
Business as usual for Trump and the Saudis
Just like every other right-thinking, virtue-signalling big mouth here in the US, I am appalled – appalled! – at President Donald Trump’s...
Kavanaugh flunked his job interview
Back in the noughties, as the leader of a US magazine editors trade group, I met a few times with Senator Susan...
Recapping the Kavanaugh/Ford reality TV drama
This is no spoiler alert. I’d be a liar or a fool if I told you what will happen next in the...
‘I thought he was going to kill me’: Brett Kavanaugh accuser speaks
In a riveting moment of momentous political theater, a 51-year-old psychology professor told a hushed US Senate panel how Brett Kavanaugh, President...
Kavanaugh assault row: US repeats a supreme mistake
Holstering his bombast for the moment, President Donald Trump has so far refrained from trashing Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing US...