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Dutton’s Liberal Party
Dutton’s Liberal Party

May 26 by George Grundy

Shortly after Barack Obama’s second inauguration in early 2013, then Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal delivered a speech suggesting that unless the Republican party recalibrated its message and approach, the party would remain all but unelectable. Republicans, he said, should stop looking backwards, ...

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May09

A Catastrophic Day for Women

by: George Grundy

The fact that this was widely expected does nothing to reduce the profound shockwaves now that it’s here. Late on Monday night (US-time), Politico released a leaked 98-page ruling from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, that appears to show that the court has voted to strike down 1973’s landmark Roe v Wade decision that legalised abortion in America. Alito’s withering draft opinion described Roe as ‘egregiously wrong from the start.’ America seems poised to make abortion illegal once more. The […]

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Feb26

Distracted to Death

by: George Grundy

Radio crackled before dawn. Orders they’d been waiting for. Time to go, time to get that massive machine to motion, all the guns and the bullets, the bombs, grenades, the armoured vehicles and tanks. And all those young men in uniform, drawn from distant provinces and the poorest neighbourhoods of Moscow, all nerve and sinew, hoping to make mum proud. To find a way through this life. Some perhaps harbouring some misplaced sense of patriotism, long since betrayed by the […]

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Dec20

A Clear and Present Danger

by: George Grundy

As parliament closes out 2021, Scott Morrison’s government is taking steps to set the agenda for next year’s federal election. Morrison will be hoping for no major bushfires this summer and a return to pre-Covid normality, so the battle can be fought around perceived LNP strengths such as the economy, national security and culture war issues like social media trolling. To that end, Morrison continues to champion the reopening of international borders and an end to lockdowns and travel restrictions […]

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Nov08

A State of Chaos

by: George Grundy

Washington’s Capitol halls are abuzz this autumn as Joe Biden attempts to enact his legislative agenda, in the face of a Republican opposition hell-bent on political vandalism and chaos. Agreeing to raise the federal debt ceiling has been delayed until December 3rd, and may still require revising the filibuster in order to avert financial catastrophe. The multi-trillion dollar ‘Build Back Better’ social policies reform bill, which reflects the issues on which Biden campaigned and won in 2020, is steadily being […]

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Sep23

Sub-Standard

by: George Grundy

This cannot stand. Even by the catastrophically low standards set by the current government, the announcement that Australia is to spend $90 billion on a fleet of nuclear submarines plumbs, if you will excuse me, new depths. France, which immediately recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia, has every right to feel furiously aggrieved and humiliated. Just a few months ago, Scott Morrison visited Emmanuel Macron in Paris and was warmly embraced by France’s President. Yet we now know […]

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Sep16

20 Years On

by: George Grundy

I tried, but I failed. Twenty years on from 9/11, I thought I could write a nuanced retrospective on the worst terrorist attack in history, without focusing on the contradictions and inconsistencies that plague the story. I couldn’t do it. I’m not alone. Just last month, Spike Lee was forced to re-edit his new documentary series on New York and 9/11. HBO didn’t like the final episode, which featured interviews with scientists who have publicly voiced doubts that the twin […]

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Sep14

9/11

by: George Grundy

Some time around 1998, Richard Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld decided to pursue an idea they had discussed for a long time, that of using a domestic American crisis to reshape the world and the Middle East in particular, in a way they felt would be in America’s best interests. Cheney and Rumsfeld resolved to take control of the crisis as well as the response, ensuring that their goals were precisely met. As such, a plan was developed to mount a […]

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Sep06

Texas Handmaids

by: George Grundy

And just like that it was gone. With little fanfare, and late at night, America’s Supreme Court this week declined a request to block a Texas law drastically restricting access to abortion services, effectively striking down 1973’s Roe v Wade ruling that legalised abortion in America. A day later the court formally voted 5-4 not to block the law. Texas’ new legislation, known as SB8, makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion after the sixth week of […]

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Aug25

An Unmitigated Triumph

by: George Grundy

As America winds down its longest and most successful war, it’s worth taking a moment to celebrate just how much of a triumph virtually every aspect of the Afghan conflict has been. Many long wars experience ups and downs, and a thousand years of history suggested America might fail in its mission, but only Joe Biden’s misguided decision to end hostilities blots this otherwise faultless copybook. First, naturally, let’s look at the profits. Pretty much everyone has made an unparalleled […]

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Aug17

Barriers to Entry

by: George Grundy

As Covid-19’s Delta strain outbreak broadens and extends Australia’s lockdown, Scott Morrison is finally paying a political price for his government’s historic botching of federal quarantine and vaccination policies. Morrison’s approval rating drop (of eight points) puts the PM back into negative net approval territory, strengthening an already broad consensus that the next election will likely be delayed until the last possible moment. On the face of it, Morrison faces an uphill task. New South Wales will not forget a […]

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Recent Posts

- Dutton’s Liberal Party: May 26
- A Catastrophic Day for Women: May 09
- Distracted to Death: Feb 26
- A Clear and Present Danger: Dec 20
- A State of Chaos: Nov 08
- Sub-Standard: Sep 23
- 20 Years On: Sep 16
- 9/11: Sep 14
- Texas Handmaids: Sep 06
- An Unmitigated Triumph: Aug 25
- Barriers to Entry: Aug 17
- Australia’s Drift to the Right: Aug 09
- The Book of Scott: Jul 02
- The Third Time: Jun 08
- The Political Narrowcasting of Scott Morrison: May 17
- 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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A Catastrophic Day for Women
A State of Chaos
20 Years On
9/11
An Unmitigated Triumph

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Dutton’s Liberal Party
Distracted to Death
A Clear and Present Danger
Sub-Standard
Texas Handmaids

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