Melanie La'Brooy
Melanie La’Brooy is an award-winning novelist who has lived in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East and writes on politics and social justice issues.
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump told Americans to ‘do their own research’. Now they think the attacks on him are staged
Two popular theories now circulating in the MAGA-verse are that the 2024 assassination attempt against Trump was staged and that Trump is the literal Antichrist.
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- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump is feeding us a feast of lies, and our bewildered world is forced to swallow them
Global affairs are in a bizarre state where the US president’s constant contradictions make us look to a murderous regime for the truth.
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- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s Epic Fury is grandiose, as he wanted. But it’s more of an epic fail
The US president has unleashed global chaos with his war on Iran. At this stage, the only geographical location that won’t be negatively affected is Epstein Island.
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump is using a secret code to motivate extremists. It’s everywhere, if you know where to look
Racist memes and references to a mythical underground Aryan civilisation have become one of the Trump administration’s most potent forms of communication with its base.
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
The truth of Trump’s terrible November? His weapons are losing their potency
In a disastrous month, the US president has repeatedly shot himself in the foot with his insult gun, and his old MAGA allies have turned their backs on him.
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- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Russia was once the great kleptocracy. Trump’s America is giving it a run for its money
A decade ago, when I was living in Moscow, my Russian teacher explained to me her standard procedure if ever she was pulled over by traffic police.
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- Opinion
- Foreign relations
What do Americans really think about Australia? What I found raises a big problem
If you ask Australians, they don’t trust Trump’s America, but believe they need an alliance with it more than ever. Which raises bigger, more unsettling questions.
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- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s ridiculous war on names has taken a deadly turn
It’s tempting to view the president’s latest rebrand as a frivolous example of the US president’s bellicosity. But it takes on grim meaning when the potential targets are considered.
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- Opinion
- AI
Tech lords are promising us utopia. Their brave new world might be a dump
We’re repeatedly told the AI spaceship is leaving, so we’d better get on board. Unfortunately, the people steering the ship appear to have lost their moral compass.
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
In naming the heir to his throne, Trump is setting up MAGA to fail
Trump’s newly anointed successor has dismissed the president as “cultural heroin” and loves gay anthems. Is the MAGA base ready to get behind JD Vance?
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