Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe is a senior fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. He has served on the Democratic staff in the US Congress and as chief of staff to former prime minister Julia Gillard.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala sliced Trump like sashimi, when he wasn’t doing it himself
Trump saved his best for last, but it was too late to recover from what will go down as a genuinely shocking performance.
- by Bruce Wolpe
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He’s no great writer, but this Trump dishes the dirt on uncle Donald
Fred C. Trump III’s memoir of his family is full of salacious but unsexy material. But he lets the former president’s words speak for themselves.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris is ascendant, but these minefields could deny her victory
The US has the world’s strongest economy but the lived experience of Americans is of prices 20 to 40 per cent higher than when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro
Choosing Tim Walz as a running mate is a safe but smart move for the Democrats. The challenge now for the Harris campaign is to maintain momentum.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Harris, Trump and the fight for America’s soul
There are 100 days to go until the US election, and it’s going to get even uglier. Hell, it’s only the future of the free world.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump 2024, the living martyr, is at his zenith and looks unstoppable
After Donald Trump’s extraordinary coronation in Wisconsin, and with Joe Biden’s ills mounting, an extraordinary moment of reckoning is at hand for America.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
For Democrats, replacing Biden will solve one problem but create another
Joe Biden is the ultimate decider on whether to stay on or to step aside, but key meetings this week may force his hand and open the door for Kamala Harris.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US election
Trump monstered Biden. The Democrats can’t win with Joe
The debate betrayed little if any confidence that Biden can or will defeat Trump. If Biden remains in the race, only Trump can defeat Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US election
What a conviction for Hunter Biden will mean for criminal, Donald Trump
After Donald Trump’s courtroom dramas, the trial of Joe Biden’s son Hunter will now taint the Democrat veteran’s run for re-election.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump’s the guilty one, but it’s Biden who needs a ‘get out of jail’ card
Donald Trump is still favoured to snatch the presidency in November. Joe Biden’s opportunity for a reset will come on June 27.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
If the US election were held today, Trump would win
Trump’s many outrages are plain for all to see, yet thus far he is playing the winning hand against Joe Biden.
- by Bruce Wolpe