A new report estimates that the upcoming US midterm elections will see close to $10 billion spent on advertising.
Sarah Ferguson's widely celebrated Four Corners interview with former Trump adviser and noted nationalist Steve Bannon was a masterclass in journalistic weakness.
Scott Morrison's visit to Jakarta was hailed as a success, but time will tell if Indonesia will entertain a full alliance with Australia.
The government's threat to deny a visa to Chelsea Manning reminds us that, to enter Australia, it's better to be a chauvinist or white supremacist than a whistle-blower.
Incoming Foreign Minister Marise Payne has her work cut out for her to meet Australia's obligations in Asia-Pacific, something her predecessor largely ignored.
John McCain had the most literal-minded notion of American virtues and loved bombing people as part of it, but the seething hatred of him from parts of the left is tiresome.
Politicians, here, in Europe and the US, adrift from the old value systems, now appear to stand for little but their own aggrandisement.
Manafort has been found guilty on eight counts of fraud-related crimes, and Cohen has copped a plea deal over multiple matters. But yes, against all odds, Trump may survive it all.
There's no end in sight for the War in Afghanistan, though a proposed ceasefire suggests that cracks in the government are continuing to deepen.
In the face of increasingly absurd debate about Hitler and socialism, liberals would be wise to read up on the finer details before history repeats itself.
