It’s been a particularly grim week regarding politics, as candidates from both sides have resigned over awful comments made online. There is a silver lining, though.
America’s cash-for-college scam is not about education – it’s about status
The cash-for-admittance college scam in America should not come as a surprise. However, while it has little to do with education, it has everything to do with status.
Think controversy is harming the NFL? Think again.
Despite the scandals that seemingly threaten the NFL, the basic truth is that outrage is good for business.
While you were asleep: Kyrgios meets scandal, Lego builds Bugatti, Londoners inflate balloon
Good morning, you. In the time between coffees, Nick Kyrgios has entered the realms of scandal, the crazy genius minds of Lego birthed crazy genius and the people of London pumped up an inflated opinion.
Anatomy of a scandal: Joyce was protected, Husar was not
The full details of the allegations against Emma Husar should be noticed. Not for her actions, but rather how much of the investigation was leaked.
The constant state of scandal has pushed us away from sport
The limp reaction to New South Wales finally beating Queensland is telling. To many, myself included, the culture of scandal has pushed us away for good.
Analysis: A promising first sex scandal from Barnaby
Prue Rience, distinguished authority on political sex scandals, evaluates Barnaby’s debut in this fascinating genre and puts it in the proper historical perspective.
War and Pearce: The battle for public “entertainment”
As Rob Idol explains Mitchell Pearce’s actions are his own, but we are also to blame for popularising them.
All the things Trump said: For better or worse
Jordan King-Lacroix weighs in on the latest Trump scandal, speculating that what he insinuated was far more dangerous than what he said.
Tainted Royal Commission only set to weaken future Labor
Yesterday Conrad Liveris said Dyson Heydon made the right choice to continue the Royal Commission. Today, brand new Australian citizen Chetna Prakash, initially puzzled by the Royal Commission fiasco, did some digging and discovered a sobering truth.
Ashley Madison owner behind Ashley Madison hack
Our resident snoop Jordan King-Lacroix has discovered the true origin of this week’s revealing hack of cheating website Ashley Madison.
Spambot one night stand: My own Ashley Madison scandal
Chris from Newtown used Ashley Madison this one time and all he got out of it was a heated exchange with a spambot….and then the scandal broke.