After 100 days of Trump,the resistance is building

Trump has declared a “golden age” of America. But it’s rapidly turning to brass.

  • Bruce Wolpe

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Donald Trump,pictured in May 2017 – during his first term as US president – with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Build bridges,not walls:Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died,the US president is still going to his funeral.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Even as he rocked the world with his tariff announcement,Donald Trump attempted to sell America to rich would-be immigrants with a $US5 million gold for a fast track to citizenship.

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

  • Bruce Wolpe

The Democrats can’t lay a glove on Trump – because they lack what Australia has

For now,Australia’s democracy has Peter Dutton as the main voice of opposition. America’s system allows for no such powerful voice.

  • Bruce Wolpe
The contest between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will take place in the shadow of Donald Trump.

Expect Trump,Musk and Vance to meddle in Australia’s election

They have form when it comes to intervening in foreign election campaigns – and Peter Dutton might welcome that more than Anthony Albanese.

  • Bruce Wolpe

Trump’s on a roll but the main game’s about to begin – and he may lose it

It appears the president is getting his own way on many fronts,but a storm is brewing in Congress which may derail his momentum.

  • Bruce Wolpe
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President Donald Trump speaks.

Trump 2.0 means what he says. His delirious base expects nothing else

President Donald Trump knows exactly what he is doing. And so do his fervent supporters. He intends to do it all. And they want him to.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Donald Trump begins his second term with few checks to restrain his actions.

Term-limited and immune from accountability,Trump’s power is unprecedented

If Trump dismantles American democracy,Australia must answer a tough question.

  • Bruce Wolpe
President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with wife Rosalynn and their daughter,Amy,to the White House following his inauguration on January 20,1977.

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.

  • Bruce Wolpe
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Time magazine’s Person of the Year announcement at the New York Stock Exchange.

He’s Person Of The Year,again! But Trump’s most powerful years are ahead

And Australia can’t be assured that it will escape a rampant re-elected president’s punishments.

  • Bruce Wolpe