November 2024
Trump has no tragic flaw, just no character at all
Once, character and reputation were prized in our leaders. How is it that a man with none of those is now in with an even chance of becoming president again?
July 2024
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
January 2024
Biden is running out of patience with Netanyahu
Bad blood between the Israeli prime minister and the US Democrats goes back a long way. The danger now is that Israel never escapes from the baleful Bibi era.
August 2023
Hunter special counsel will cast shadow over Biden’s 2024 campaign
A potential trial of Joe Biden’s son raises the possibility of an unprecedented spectacle in US history.
January 2023
The roots of American governance by chaos started 20 years ago
The zero-sum politics of the Tea Party, MAGA Republicans and last week’s speaker debacle began with Newt Gingrich.
October 2021
Sex, lies and ICAC phone taps
The #MeToo era has changed the rules since Monica Lewinsky’s sexual relationship with Bill Clinton, but the combustible combination of sex and politics is still scorching Gladys Berejiklian.
September 2021
Monica Lewinsky tells her story
As a producer on the new television series “Impeachment”, she revisits ‘that woman’.But it hasn’t been easy.
January 2021
Double act trumps all previous impeachments
The history of impeachments in the US shows what a dubious distinction Donald Trump enjoys, with two out of all five the nation's legislators have undertaken.
September 2020
Hillary Clinton, a politician beaten by politics
This 4-part series is a rollicking overview of just how messy politics can get as seen through one of the most prominent female politicians of our time.
January 2020
Starr Chamber: The Sequel
Donald Trump is once more doing his part to energise women voters – this time through his choice of lawyers.
November 2019
Between Nixon and Trump, a collapse in trust
Middle America decided that Richard Nixon's behaviour was unacceptable. Clinton and Trump's impeachment proceedings are seen merely as partisan payback.