Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe is a senior fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. He has served on the Democratic staff in the US Congress and as chief of staff to former prime minister Julia Gillard.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Vance wasn’t weird in the VP debate – and that will infuriate Trump
The vice-presidential debate featuring Tim Walz and J.D. Vance was notable for its civility.
- by Bruce Wolpe
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Opinion
US Votes 2024
‘October surprises’ have changed US elections. Will they ruin Kamala Harris’ chances?
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have calculated that their national and political interests will be much better served with Donald Trump in the White House.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The ghosts of 1968 are haunting America, and it will get more spooky
In this epochal year in America of political upheaval, the only thing we should not be shocked about is that there are huge shocks to the country.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala sliced Trump like sashimi, when he wasn’t doing it himself
Trump saved his best for last, but it was too late to recover from what will go down as a genuinely shocking performance.
- by Bruce Wolpe
He’s no great writer, but this Trump dishes the dirt on uncle Donald
Fred C. Trump III’s memoir of his family is full of salacious but unsexy material. But he lets the former president’s words speak for themselves.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris is ascendant, but these minefields could deny her victory
The US has the world’s strongest economy but the lived experience of Americans is of prices 20 to 40 per cent higher than when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro
Choosing Tim Walz as a running mate is a safe but smart move for the Democrats. The challenge now for the Harris campaign is to maintain momentum.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Harris, Trump and the fight for America’s soul
There are 100 days to go until the US election, and it’s going to get even uglier. Hell, it’s only the future of the free world.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump 2024, the living martyr, is at his zenith and looks unstoppable
After Donald Trump’s extraordinary coronation in Wisconsin, and with Joe Biden’s ills mounting, an extraordinary moment of reckoning is at hand for America.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
For Democrats, replacing Biden will solve one problem but create another
Joe Biden is the ultimate decider on whether to stay on or to step aside, but key meetings this week may force his hand and open the door for Kamala Harris.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US election
Trump monstered Biden. The Democrats can’t win with Joe
The debate betrayed little if any confidence that Biden can or will defeat Trump. If Biden remains in the race, only Trump can defeat Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
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