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Politics & Society
Banning the Nazi salute is one thing, let’s talk about the consequences
Neo-Nazis feed on fear and controversy. Their response to new Australian laws banning their symbols is hard to predict
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Politics & Society
Citizen Obama: The future of the past President
It’s unlikely we’ve seen the last of Barack Obama, who still has plenty to offer public life
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Politics & Society
Trump + Twitter: Unfettered honesty or unchecked vitriol?
America’s next President uses 140 characters to set policy, but also malign his opponents. Whether he’ll be reined in is anyone’s guess.
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Politics & Society
How the unfit triumphed over the uninspiring
Hillary Clinton was judged as too untrustworthy to be rewarded with the Presidency – even against Donald Trump
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Politics & Society
New world order: Trump’s foreign policy
The only thing the world can expect is that everything is open to re-negotiation
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Politics & Society
Podcast
The US Election is a policy-free zone
Only nine per cent of the media coverage of the US election has been on policy issues. We diagnose what’s going on.
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Politics & Society
Why Americans won’t vote for Trump or Clinton
The growing support for third-party candidates in the US will force a shift by both main parties to bridge disaffection
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Politics & Society
Debate trilogy: From the mad to the bad to the crazy
Clinton v Trump shows the diverse and wondrous perplexity of US politics. Perhaps we should be applauding this.
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Politics & Society
Debate 3: Trump turns to language of advertising
There was some policy debate, but it was swamped by messages appealing to voters’ fears, hopes and insecurities
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Politics & Society
Why Trump is like the Terminator
Just like the movie character, somehow he’s still standing despite the hammer blows he’s taken to his reputation and credibility