publication date: Thursday, February 6, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)

category: Government

clue: He's like Nero fiddling while Rome burned, if fiddling is vacationing in Hawaii and Rome is Australia.

explanation: Australian prime minister Morrison has been widely criticized both for his fossil-fuel industry connections that contributed to the Australian wildfires and for taking a family vacation to Hawaii during the crisis. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates


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