US of Ed: Is ‘Fire and Fury’ telling us anything new?
"Like Nixon, [Trump will] do everything he can do, constitutionally, to prevent this from happening." A…
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This Day in History: 12th January
From 1908 when a long-distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first…
Sydney Festival – Lady Rizo: Red, White and Indigo
It’s not an easy time to be an American right now, with everything going on in…
US of Ed: The Year of the Trump, 2017 in hindsight
"These people are going to be out, they are spirited... These are now moral votes, and…
This Day in History: 22nd December
From the Prophet Muhammad having to claim to have his first revelation, a message direct from…
US of Ed: Roy Moore a portent of things to come for Republicans?
"The Republicans now are in a very difficult predicament... the notion that Breitbart and the racists…
This Day in History: 15th December
From the victory of General Belisarius at the Battle of Tricamarum in 533 to the anniversary of Sydney…
US of Ed: Jerusalem recognised as capital of Israel by US
"We have a situation here where the president himself is admitting to obstruction of justice by…
This Day in History: 8th December
From 877 , when Louis the Stammerer was crowned king of West Frankish, to the birth of…
Alex Greenwich on the historic moment marriage was made equal in Austr...
History in motion yesterday in the Australian House of Representatives. Equality, true equality in the department…
US of Ed: Is Trump unravelling?
"This is a man who might go too far... All bets are off." North Korea has…
This Day in History: 1st December
From 1941, when Emperor Hirohito of Japan gave the final approval to initiate war against the United…