Pious Carter and profane Trump were very different,but not in every way

Pious Carter and profane Trump were very different,but not in every way

Both the late Jimmy Carter and the resurgent Donald Trump prided themselves on being outsiders and breaking norms,and they both were suffused with grievances.

  • byMaureen Dowd

Latest

Awkward ghosting and a death stare:The curious dynamics at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Visual Analysis
US politics

Awkward ghosting and a death stare:The curious dynamics at Jimmy Carter’s funeral

A rare,frosty handshake between Donald Trump and the former vice president who defied him. An awkward ghosting. And warm,unexpected smiles. Here’s how the scenes unfolded.

  • byChris Zappone,Tom McKendrick andChris Paine
‘God bless you,Jimmy Carter’:Ex-president’s funeral provides rare moment of unity

‘God bless you,Jimmy Carter’:Ex-president’s funeral provides rare moment of unity

President-elect Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama shared a laugh. Trump even shook Mike Pence’s hand.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!

Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!

With the number of homeless aged people on the rise,how heartwarming it would have been if the residents of Hardwicke Street had put out the welcome mat.

Trump complains that US flags will be half-mast on his inauguration day

Trump complains that US flags will be half-mast on his inauguration day

Joe Biden has ordered protocol be followed for 30 days to honour Jimmy Carter,as is custom when a US president dies.

The day Jimmy Carter told Australia he was sorry

The day Jimmy Carter told Australia he was sorry

A little-publicised apology from the 39th US president,who died on Sunday at the age of 100,took place after America’s first space station exploded.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Advertisement
How Jimmy Carter became the first rock ’n’ roll president

How Jimmy Carter became the first rock ’n’ roll president

Jimmy Carter was a music fan way before he considered a career in politics,and it helped him pioneer a road to the White House.

  • byNick Galvin
Jimmy Carter:A challenged presidency,a life of moral courage

Jimmy Carter:A challenged presidency,a life of moral courage

He lived for 100 years. While Jimmy Carter could not fulfil his goals as president,the values he stood for – honesty,compassion,morality – endure.

  • byBruce Wolpe
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Updated
Vale

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100

A Democrat,Carter served as president from January 1977 to January 1981,years marked by inflation and the Iran hostage crisis.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Biden strains the quality of mercy by pardoning his son Hunter
Editorial
US politics

Biden strains the quality of mercy by pardoning his son Hunter

President Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son,but his backdown sets a new low in American public life.

  • The Herald's View
Sorry for the pile-on,ScoMo and Trump,but by Jesus,you send women a warped view of religion
Opinion
Religion

Sorry for the pile-on,ScoMo and Trump,but by Jesus,you send women a warped view of religion

Scott Morrison,like Donald Trump,may appeal to America’s white evangelicals,but a former US president’s humbler approach would resonate more with the many women who are losing their religion.

  • byJulia Baird