What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in

What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in

News outlets need to keep saying Trump is all the things the courts have declared him to be.

  • byBill Wyman

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Joe Biden can be blamed for many things,but pardoning his son is not one of them
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Joe Biden can be blamed for many things,but pardoning his son is not one of them

There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter,but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.

  • byBill Wyman
Red America raised me. Now I fear it will raze America

Red America raised me. Now I fear it will raze America

Donald Trump the demagogue has opened the door to a new and unthinkable era of US politics.

  • byBill Wyman
Understanding US politics in 10 classic movies

Understanding US politics in 10 classic movies

Watching Hollywood’s take on presidential elections is as good a way as any to understand what’s happening in America.

  • byBill Wyman
As a red-state American,I’m asked one question in Australia more than any other

As a red-state American,I’m asked one question in Australia more than any other

While the American political scene is very complex,there is,when it comes to this particular question,one overriding simple answer.

  • byBill Wyman
Suddenly,Trump,not Biden,is the buffoonish old guy in the race

Suddenly,Trump,not Biden,is the buffoonish old guy in the race

The Republicans’ entire campaign has been focused on Joe Biden in general and his age in particular. Now we have a real battle on our hands.

  • byBill Wyman
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A stand-up tour where the comics don’t have to stand up

A stand-up tour where the comics don’t have to stand up

Madeleine Stewart has curated a show that’s a carefree place for performers with disabilities.

  • byBill Wyman
Tenacious D thrive on black humour. So why gag themselves now?
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Tenacious D thrive on black humour. So why gag themselves now?

Jack Black and his musical partner,Kyle Gass,called off their Australian tour after an “improvised” joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Too soon?

  • byBill Wyman
Trump fomented political violence. Now,an already fraught election just got worse

Trump fomented political violence. Now,an already fraught election just got worse

Political violence in the US is rare,but has a dark heart beating just out of sight. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has seen it burst to the surface again.

  • byBill Wyman
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast,one actor performed best

Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast,one actor performed best

During this historic trial,one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.

  • byBill Wyman
Why do Bible-bashing Republicans love sinful Trump? Because he won’t do a Nixon

Why do Bible-bashing Republicans love sinful Trump? Because he won’t do a Nixon

For the hard right of the Republican Party,disgraced president Richard Nixon made only one mistake:resigning. Their new hero would never do that.

  • byBill Wyman