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American Democracy Still Up for Grabs

Apr 08 by George Grundy

As Donald Trump rapidly fades from public life, it would be easy to imagine that the threat to America’s democracy has passed. Joe Biden’s first few months of administration have been competent, stable and popular. A degree of normalcy appears to be returning.

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Mar29

A Rogues’ Gallery

by: George Grundy

Rape at Parliament house, sex in prayer rooms, male prostitutes, staffers masturbating on desks – what the hell is going on? This government, led by the most religious Prime Minister we’ve ever had, looks like a Viagra-fuelled party scene from Animal House right now. If this was the management of a fish and chip shop you wouldn’t let your daughter pick up the dinner. Corrupt and feckless governments often reach a moment of critical mass when the sheer volume of […]

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Feb07

Trial of the Century

by: George Grundy

Exiled at his golf club in Florida and barely seen since leaving office, Donald Trump is to once again take centre stage as a second Senate impeachment trial commences on February 8th. The trial is unprecedented – and bizarre – in a number of ways. A conviction would merely remove a man from a job he has already left. The President is accused of inciting violent insurrection, so his Senate jurors were also the intended victims of the crime. Yet […]

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Jan15

Trump’s Coup

by: George Grundy

This is really bad. Following the most consequential attack on America’s seat of government since 1814, new information is coming to light that suggests an even darker, more sinister side to the story. After days of pressuring Mike Pence to illegally overturn the electoral college results, Donald Trump held a rally in Washington on 6th January, the same day Congress was preparing to vote on what would be the final confirmation of Joe Biden’s win before the inauguration. Speakers at […]

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Nov27

What to Do About Trump’s Crimes

by: George Grundy

When Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in 1994, he faced a dilemma. The leaders of the now fallen apartheid regime had presided over a system that routinely imprisoned, tortured and killed many of its black citizens, and an entire generation of white politicians faced trial and imprisonment for clear and outrageous human rights violations. Mandela had more reason than most to thirst for retribution, having endured nearly three decades of imprisonment, but wisely recognised that healing his nation’s […]

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Nov19

Biden’s Inheritance

by: George Grundy

Trump has lost. Joe Biden has won. America’s democracy appears to have narrowly dodged a bullet, but although few elections in US history have caused such an outpouring of joy, in the cold light of day Americans will have to face up to what remains a disturbingly bleak picture. Politically, the nation remains gravely divided. 73-million Americans took stock of the last four years, saw the racism, corruption, nepotism and extraordinary incompetence, and still cast their ballot for Donald Trump. […]

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Oct30

Packing the Court

by: George Grundy

The appointment of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States represents a stunning coda to Donald Trump’s four years of shredding American political norms and institutions. Barrett’s lack of experience and extremist views, coupled with the extraordinary timing of her confirmation, make this the most controversial Supreme Court appointment in American history. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time in discarding the dying wish of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that her replacement not be appointed […]

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Oct22

Reasons to be Hopeful

by: George Grundy

Back in the 1980’s, New York mafia boss John Gotti earned the nickname ‘the Teflon Don’ because no matter what the law threw at him, nothing ever seemed to stick. Yet while Gotti seemed invulnerable for years, his biography is of a man they couldn’t get – until they did. Gotti’s crimes finally caught up with him, and the Teflon Don died alone in jail. America’s teflon president has shown a similar ability to defy political gravity. As candidate, Trump’s […]

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Sep19

The Rise of American Fascism

by: George Grundy

Recent actions by the Trump administration have seen much invocation of Godwin’s law, the adage that any political discussion will eventually devolve into a comparison to Hitler and the Nazis. The idea that America’s president is a fascist was initially met with derision, and although resistance to that idea has perhaps softened as we’ve witnessed Trump in action, the Nazi analogy still mostly fails to stick. It might be time to put that aside. This week, a whistle-blower filed a […]

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Sep09

The Final Reckoning

by: George Grundy

In any other era, the release of a report detailing direct connections between presidential campaign officials and Russian intelligence would be the news event of the decade. The story of a Republican campaign chairman liaising directly with a Russian intelligence officer in order to sway an election would form a central part of any president’s legacy, in the same way that Clinton and Lewinsky or Nixon and Watergate are inextricably linked. In the Trump era, it may prove to be […]

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Aug18

Right Here Right Now

by: George Grundy

The prospects for freedom have not always looked so grim. Democratic change swept across the world from the mid-1970’s to around 2000. From Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa to Latin America, authoritarians and dictators fell and were replaced by nascent democracies, in what political scientist Samuel Huntingdon called ‘the third wave’ of modern global democratisation. What a contrast to the picture today. Since the Arab Spring provided a brief moment of hope, the cause of freedom has been steadily set back […]

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Recent Posts

- American Democracy Still Up for Grabs: Apr 08
- A Rogues’ Gallery: Mar 29
- Trial of the Century: Feb 07
- Trump’s Coup: Jan 15
- What to Do About Trump’s Crimes: Nov 27
- Biden’s Inheritance: Nov 19
- Packing the Court: Oct 30
- Reasons to be Hopeful: Oct 22
- The Rise of American Fascism: Sep 19
- The Final Reckoning: Sep 09
- Right Here Right Now: Aug 18
- Becoming America: Jul 13
- The Health of the President: Jul 09
- Ending the Age of Billionaires: Jul 02
- Running Out of Options: Jun 25
- Why America: Jun 02
- A Clear View: Apr 06
- Unisuper: Mar 16
- High Stakes Gambling: Feb 14
- The Prescription President: Jan 29
- Revolution: Jan 21
- The Slow Death of Retail: Jan 04
- Morrison’s Abject Negligence: Jan 02
- Three Years of Mayhem: Dec 02
- Democracy in Crisis: Nov 29
- No Way to Run a Country: Oct 07
- Already Gone: Sep 12
- Concentration Camps in America: Jun 30
- Put Izzy in a Tizzy!: Jun 22
- The Will of the People?: Jun 17
- The American Taliban Make Their Move: May 20
- Auspol for Outsiders: May 16
- The President is the Enemy of the People: May 06
- Yes, Collusion: Apr 15
- He’s not Leaving: Mar 17
- Culture Issues: Feb 27
- Shera: Feb 19
- Worlds Colliding: May 14
- Treason: Sep 27
- Extraordinary Times: Mar 24
- Denouement: Mar 20
- Parallels: Mar 13
- Divorce: Jan 25
- Rien: Nov 14
- The Combover Fascist: Oct 28
- Supreme Importance: Oct 25
- The Gathering Storm: Aug 03
- Out: Jun 25
- Ali: Jun 07
- No Easy Way Out: May 31
- Tiger’s Time: Dec 07
- Trumped: Nov 30
- Greece’s Fascist Finance: Jul 20
- Concentration: Jul 03
- Ashes: Jun 26
- Anzacs: Apr 24
- Demon: Feb 03
- Notes on the Misappropriation of Patriotism: Jan 17
- The Abbott Doctrine.: Sep 24
- Iron and Lyin’ in Zion: Aug 06
- Growth: May 28
- On Trolling: Mar 02
- Nuclear Fools: Nov 17
- 2012 US Election Special – Post from October 14, 2012: Oct 28
- Peace in Our Time: Aug 02
- NSA: Jun 10
- Punter: Apr 09
- Thatch: Apr 09

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American Democracy Still Up for Grabs
Trial of the Century
Trump’s Coup
What to Do About Trump’s Crimes
Biden’s Inheritance

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A Rogues’ Gallery
Becoming America
Unisuper
High Stakes Gambling
Morrison’s Abject Negligence

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