Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman is a former assistant managing editor of National Public Radio in Washington. He teaches at the University of Sydney.
Opinion
Trump's America
What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in
News outlets need to keep saying Trump is all the things the courts have declared him to be.
- by Bill Wyman
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden can be blamed for many things, but pardoning his son is not one of them
There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter, but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.
- by Bill Wyman
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US Votes 2024
Red America raised me. Now I fear it will raze America
Donald Trump the demagogue has opened the door to a new and unthinkable era of US politics.
- by Bill Wyman
Understanding US politics in 10 classic movies
Watching Hollywood’s take on presidential elections is as good a way as any to understand what’s happening in America.
- by Bill Wyman
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US Votes 2024
As a red-state American, I’m asked one question in Australia more than any other
While the American political scene is very complex, there is, when it comes to this particular question, one overriding simple answer.
- by Bill Wyman
Opinion
US election
Suddenly, Trump, not Biden, is the buffoonish old guy in the race
The Republicans’ entire campaign has been focused on Joe Biden in general and his age in particular. Now we have a real battle on our hands.
- by Bill Wyman
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Stand-up comedy
A stand-up tour where the comics don’t have to stand up
Madeleine Stewart has curated a show that’s a carefree place for performers with disabilities.
- by Bill Wyman
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Protests
Tenacious D thrive on black humour. So why gag themselves now?
Jack Black and his musical partner, Kyle Gass, called off their Australian tour after an “improvised” joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Too soon?
- by Bill Wyman
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump fomented political violence. Now, an already fraught election just got worse
Political violence in the US is rare, but has a dark heart beating just out of sight. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has seen it burst to the surface again.
- by Bill Wyman
Opinion
Donald Trump
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast, one actor performed best
During this historic trial, one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.
- by Bill Wyman
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Donald Trump
Why do Bible-bashing Republicans love sinful Trump? Because he won’t do a Nixon
For the hard right of the Republican Party, disgraced president Richard Nixon made only one mistake: resigning. Their new hero would never do that.
- by Bill Wyman
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