Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden are good economic choices
In Homer's Odyssey, the hero is eventually saved and returns home. For the US, a return to long-term economic and political stability is a long way in the future. [...]
2020
We don’t know how unlucky we are in NZ
It feels nice to be admired by the world. Yet I would rather live in a country that has honest conversations with itself. [...]
Election result a call to action
Kiwis have made it clear they do not want politics to be a handbrake on escaping the status quo. [...]
A political fairytale gone wrong
Perhaps Boris Johnson can be compared to his great idol Winston Churchill. Churchill was also booted from office shortly after his greatest triumph. [...]
Calm in a crisis won’t be enough for a second-term Ardern
Kiwis are an optimistic bunch. That is why they look likely to give Ardern a second chance – and a second term. [...]
Working group enlightenment
New Zealand’s post-modern politicians have moved past the old power philosophy and found nirvana in a place where nothing ever happens and the rulers remain untouchable in power. [...]
Europe’s directionless leader
Thirty years after unification, Germany remains a big, little country. A powerless hegemon. A directionless leader. Then again, that may not be such a bad outcome. Had Thatcher and Mitterrand been right, it might have been worse. [...]
New Zealand won
New Zealand’s political system is not perfect. But, unlike the US, we need not be ashamed of our democratic culture. [...]
New Zealand’s top job
Being a house is the most attractive job in New Zealand today. If you do not believe me, let me tell you the story of our family home. [...]
Rocks and hard places in EU refugee policy
The EU’s refugee policy is stuck between rocks, hard places and burnt detention camps. [...]