Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe is a senior fellow at the 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
Has Donald Trump peaked? Let’s take a closer look at his numbers
Joe Biden cannot win in November from where he is right now. But neither can Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
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Opinion
US election
What would it take for Biden to step aside?
If Democrats start turning against Biden, he could be forced to give up the race, yet all is not lost for the battered president.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
Donald Trump
Divider-in-Chief seizes Republican crown, but not yet America’s
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis were no contest to Donald Trump’s brand loyalty, but Joe Biden can – and must – seize opportunity from the Republicans’ choice of candidate.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
After Iowa landslide, can anyone stop the Trump 2024 juggernaut?
Donald Trump is now at unbackable odds to win the Republican presidential nomination for the third time. Next week’s New Hampshire primary may be the only possible bump in the road.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
Trump's America
Trump insurrection didn’t end on January 6. That’s just when it began
Three years ago, American democracy was attacked by a mob loyal to Donald Trump. The aftermath has only emboldened the Republican frontrunner who may yet win back the White House.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US politics
Democrats chose Biden because he could beat Trump. But that was then
The Democrats seem genuinely bewildered as to why Donald Trump, despite all his legal woes, still leads Joe Biden in the polls. But they’re running out of time for a plan B.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
USA
I was 12 when JFK was assassinated. Here’s what I saw
Today, we need Kennedy’s noble clarion call to Americans renewed, so the country can transcend these times, the most divisive since the Civil War.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
Foreign relations
Is Albanese dining with the next US president? There are wildcards on the menu
Joe Biden is handling global crises well, but there is no guarantee he will be the Democratic nominee for the next presidency.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US politics
Trump’s shameless moxie is making America hate again
At the heart of America’s current congressional and constitutional woes is one destructive, immovable force: Donald Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US politics
Trump’s martyrs or American traitors? Just imagine that assault on our parliament
How can hundreds of Trump’s supporters be convicted and go to jail, but the man in whose name they acted not be accountable under the rule of law?
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US politics
Despite the world’s worst mugshot, Trump is still in the frame for president
The only person who can stop Donald Trump’s run for the presidency right now is Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe