Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has been rewarded by voters with a landslide win — delivering her power in her own right, and an absolute drubbing to the National Party.

I guess the following article in the New York Times was written in praise of Joe Biden, but to say the least it frightens the pants off me...

The law of diminishing (marginal) returns is a theory in economics that predicts that after some optimal level of capacity is reached, adding an additional factor of production will actually result in smaller increases, even decrease, in output. This is why there is unemployment. We don’t need you to muck things up.

Why are the loyalties of Chinese-Australians questioned constantly in the public arena?

 

Yesterday, the New York Post published several articles claiming to show evidence of corruption on the part of Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

The Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) has established through a series of covertly recorded phone conversations and intercepted text messages between the pair, which begin in February 2014.

   Gail Collins: Bret, three weeks until the election. I know there are people who claim to be undecided when pollsters call, but I think they’re just being contrarian. Do you believe there are people who are still making up their minds?

Five years ago Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war, prompting an abrupt U-turn in the situation on the ground and ending the spread of Islamist terrorism in the country. Middle East expert Ghassan Kadi and Syrian journalist Basma Qaddour have taken a look at the Russo-Syrian strategic partnership's achievements and plans.

When will we get to the truth?

The news on tele, on the net, on radio and in the newspapers is a shocking collection of useless twaff, on the hour, daily, like badly pre-digested dog food wobbling out of tincans...