The latest issue of Banter M, our digital mag for members is now out! In this truly epic edition:  I Spent a Day with Muhammad Ali, and Here's What He Was Really Like - Ben Cohen speaks with former Australian Olympic coach Sean Kneebone, who spent an entire day with Muhammad Ali ...read more

There isn’t much to say about Muhammad Ali that hasn’t already been said in the hours since his death on Friday, for good and for ill, but one aspect of Ali’s towering life and career that begs not to be overlooked is exemplified by his 1974 appearance on Candid Camera. For ...read more

“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.” When I heard about Muhammad Ali being close to death last night, my initial reaction was one of gratitude. ...read more

Donald Trump may just have won Iowa with his debate performance Thursday night. The debate moment that everyone's talking about got an unexpected, if contradictory, bit of analysis from a very prominent Ted Cruz backer from the first caucus state. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) was ...read more

I have never written about boxing on The Daily Banter before as I have reserved the site almost exclusively for politics (bar the odd snarky piece on celebrity culture). I'm making an exception today due to the sad passing of one of my heroes, the legendary heavyweight Joe ...read more