US Elections
Deadpool & Wolverine can rescue America from Trump
Already the talk is that the latest Deadpool instalment can save the ailing Marvel cinematic universe. It has certainly been a while since I’ve walked away smiling from a…
America’s election: It’s not foreign policy, stupid
US President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race is just the latest development in two weeks of absolutely gripping updates from the United States. From once calling…
Bye Biden
As Joe Biden would say, this is a big fecking deal.Quitting the presidential race puts the focus squarely on the Democratic contest, potentially for weeks. In the meantime, this…
Trump attack will bolster his dark vision of America
Anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law should condemn the recent assassination attempt against current candidate and former US President Donald Trump. Even, in fact…
Why Democrats suddenly have “buyer’s remorse” with Biden
Why at this late stage in the US presidential contest – only after the first head-to-head meeting – do Democrats have a much greater feeling of “buyer’s remorse” about President…
Biden’s candidacy was risky before the debate – and Democrats chose him anyway
The case for why Joe Biden should withdraw as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the presidency following a disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump…
Dictator on Day One? Trump’s grand plans for the federal bureaucracy
In his last months as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order with the potential to upend the modern US federal bureaucracy. Known as “Schedule F”, the order laid out…
Beyond Biden vs Trump: The other US elections that matter
Many Australians are following the rematch in the 2024 US presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump's reality TV approach to politics makes it hard to avert…
The future isn’t what it used to be
Who’d be a young person? The answer used to be an unambiguous cry of “me”. Nowadays, the response is a bit more half-hearted. Or it is for anyone paying attention, at least. In…
Commentary
The US needs a good president, and Biden’s been good for us
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald.