The 2016 US Presidential Election
Stage is set for Trump, but can he unite the GOP?
There's a good reason that potential US first lady Melania Trump's plagiarism scandal became one of the defining moments of the Republic National Convention now concluding in…
Jumping the shark at the RNC
Can a devout Christian make Donald Trump more likeable? Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort seems to think so. Speaking soon after the revelation that Mike Pence will be Trump…
Paul Ryan's annus horribilis
A Republican in favour of the Trans-Pacific Partnership? No wonder his poll numbers are plummeting. Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is a free trader who…
‘Careless’ emails should harm Clinton, but probably won’t
Besides a distaste for some aspects of globalisation, one thing which unites the most ardent Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump supporters is the desire to see some sudden collapse…
There is a possibility this won't be a two horse race
There is a lot to say about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump which explains why Gary Johnson (the Libertarian Party's candidate for president) hasn't attracted much attention…
Polls no guide to populist contagion
The Clinton camp is taking heart from new polls that place their candidate ahead in national polls. Trump had a terrible June, we've been told. But, after the shock of last week's…
The surprising State of Utah
As we move beyond the primaries, everything we thought we knew about voting patterns in presidential elections is under scrutiny, particularly the accepted wisdom about swing…
'We the people': What mandatory voting would mean for the United States
As Australians settle into our own campaign period, comparisons between our experience and the brouhaha taking place in the United States are inescapable. While the absence of…
Trump and the year of wishful thinking
As Donald Trump's tirade against Federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel has once more underlined, this presidential candidate has no limits when it comes to snap — and instantly amplified —…
Calling BS on Donald Trump
My apologies for lowering the tone, but would it help if I told you that the term 'bullshit' has some academic pedigree, primarily thanks to a famous essay by the philosopher…