<The following are edited comments that I shared with a friend on Facebook who asked conservative friends and family to have a dialog about Trump and his first week.> Let me preface my comments. First, I didn’t support Trump, but I’m an optimist, and like Obama, Clinton and others said following the election, I think […]
The Electoral College and the future of the Democratic Party
For the fifth time in history, the winner of the U.S. presidential election will not have also been the winner of the popular vote. And with it come the predictable calls to end the Electoral College. Supporters of Hillary Clinton who believe the electoral system is to blame for the result should both think again […]
A Tribute to Roger
(The following was delivered by my uncle Alan Kerr at the service to honour Roger’s life on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 2.30pm at Old St Paul’s in Wellington.) Roger was a country boy. He was a proud fourth generation New Zealander. Our maternal great uncle, James Cross was a pilot on Captain Arthur Wakefield’s […]
America is Not Great: A Rebuttal
The opening sequence from the first season of Aaron Sorkin’s short-lived HBO show ‘The Newsroom’ still seems to make the rounds on social media. It’s the sort of stuff enjoyed by self-loathing Americans or foreigners with an acute case of tall-poppy syndrome. The series garnered mixed reviews, with Jeff Daniels playing the lead character of […]
Brexit – the young should keep calm and carry on
Britain’s decision to leave the EU has triggered many incredible responses by some in the Remain camp who don’t seem to want to let democracy run its course. Labour MP David Lammy is calling for parliament to ignore the result of the referendum; three million people (and counting) have signed a petition to force a […]
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