Falko Ernst International Crisis Group

During the first quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, Avocados from Mexico ran a commercial that featured "the worst tailgate" one toga-wearing Roman had ever been to. A group of Romans eyeballed the Barbarians who were misbehaving in the parking lot outside the Colosseum until a guy making guac and slicing avocados caught their attention. Spoiler alert: The green fruit ends up bringing the two opposing sides together because of course it does. But by the […]