Nicole Hemmer
Nicole Hemmer is a research affiliate at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and a visiting research associate at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Pitting the states against the nation is accelerating the US crisis
Donald Trump has in recent days turned the war against COVID-19 into a war against the states, in a desperate effort to shirk responsibility for his pandemic denialism.
- by Nicole Hemmer
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Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
US finally gets a reality check thanks to COVID-19
Advocates of minimal government influence in daily life are suddenly having to change their tune.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Opinion
US votes 2020
The way Biden won should terrify the Trump campaign
Not only did Biden rack up much-needed delegates, he disproved Sanders' case for his candidacy.
- by Nicole Hemmer
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US votes 2020
Bloomberg is a difficult customer, so why is he polling so well?
Bloomberg's case is this: yes, he's been out of step with the party on cultural issues. But he has a history of political and economic success, and can beat Donald Trump, so Democrats should overlook his flaws and give him their vote.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Opinion
US votes 2020
Democrats will move on from Iowa, but the damage has been done
At precisely the time Democrats need to be championing accessibility, transparency, and reliability in elections, they failed to deliver all three.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Opinion
Donald Trump
Trump's sham trial will still shine a light on White House wrongdoing
Donald Trump is not on trial, because the Republican majority has already decided to acquit him. The Senate trial is instead an opportunity to lay out the extent of White House wrongdoing.
- by Nicole Hemmer
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Donald Trump
Is Trump willing to risk war with Iran to cling to office?
We knew Trump was willing to risk election security to stay in office. Now we know he's willing to risk war, too.
- by Nicole Hemmer
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Consumer confidence
A decade that started with such promise ends with uncertainty
As bleak as things may look now for proponents of democracy around the globe, the story is not yet over.
- by Nicole Hemmer
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War
Afghanistan war lies reveal a crisis of faith in democracy
Now that it is clear they lied about Afghanistan as well, few Americans can even muster outrage.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Opinion
Donald Trump
Turning the disgraced into war heroes
Look more closely at the war-crimes cases and you see they are less a function of Trump’s foreign policy than his cruelty-centred jingoist populism.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Opinion
Trump impeachment
How seriously can we take the Trump impeachment?
If the American people catch a glimpse of how damning evidence against Trump is, his Republican allies may have no further choice.
- by Nicole Hemmer
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/by/nicole-hemmer-gnc5xa