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Timothy J. Lynch is professor of political science at the University of Melbourne. He writes on contemporary America and its intersections with Australian life. An award-winning writer, Lynch’s latest book is In the Shadow of the Cold War: American Foreign Policy from George Bush Sr. to Donald Trump. He holds a PhD in political science from Boston College, US, and was twice awarded a Fulbright scholarship. In 2022, he lived in Wyoming, America’s reddest state. He is a citizen of Australia and Great Britain and lives in rural Victoria.

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(FILES) US President Donald Trump arrives to announce a new immigration proposal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 16, 2019. Donald Trump said he will turn himself in on August 24, 2023 in Georgia to face racketeering and other charges stemming from his bid to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Want to counter Trump? Just pardon him

I am currently in deep-red Texas. One would expect Trump’s support here to be robust. But it is almost akin to a religious faith and Trump isn’t just liked, he is worshipped.

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People rejecting the new constitution draft celebrate after knowing the first results of the referendum vote, in Santiago, on September 4, 2022. - A resounding majority in Chile rejected the proposed constitution that sought to change the one inherited from the Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1989) for one with more social rights. With almost 100 percent of votes counted, the reject camp led with nearly 62 percent compared to just 38 percent for those in favor. (Photo by CLAUDIO REYES / AFP)

Chile’s race politics a study in why voice will fail

Lidia Thorpe and Thomas Mayo are unlikely to achieve the racial justice they seek. There is hope that race may be less salient than progressives insist. Just ask Gabriel Boric.

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Former US President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, on June 13, 2023. Trump appeared in court in Miami for an arraignment regarding 37 federal charges, including violations of the Espionage Act, making false statements, and conspiracy regarding his mishandling of classified material after leaving office. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

Why Trump remains an ‘anti-government’ hero

Why has Showergate not done for Trump among Republicans as Watergate did for Richard Nixon? Tricky Dicky knew the game was up when his own party deserted him.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 29, 2023: General vision of the PWC offices in Barangaroo on Monday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

How the working masses lose out to ‘woke capitalism’ boom

Explaining the new progressive hegemony in corporate Australia is less important than appreciating its likely political effects.

Timothy Lynch

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