Scott Morrison
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