by Heather Hastie | Jun 14, 2016 | Terrorism, USA
CNN’s Anderson Cooper struggled through a list of the names of the forty-nine victims at the start of his show today. Each was accompanied by a short biography and often a photograph. That’s where the focus needs to be in the aftermath of this tragedy....
by Heather Hastie | Apr 22, 2016 | US Politics
It’s been a while, but I’m back. The main problem hasn’t been me, but my computer. It’s been in the hospital most of the last two weeks, but a lovely young man called Benjamin has sorted it for me. He’s been very reasonable with his...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 5, 2016 | Religion, US Politics
Most reasonable people, including myself, have been appalled by the possibility that Donald Trump could be the next president of the United States. He is currently way ahead in the delegate count and there’s a mathematical possibility that he’ll reach the...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 27, 2016 | Terrorism, US Politics
Tragedy brings out the best in the best people and the worst in the worst people. Therefore it is no surprise that the Islamist terrorist attacks in Brussels earlier this week have exposed some of the worst aspects of the attitudes of the two leading candidates to be...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 4, 2016 | US Politics
This was held in Detroit, Michigan this afternoon (8pm Thursday US time, 3pm Friday NZ time) and moderated by Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, and Chris Wallace. The remaining candidates in polling order are Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich....
