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The Sydney Morning Herald
As doubts emerge about the US "pivot" to Asia, China's influence in the Pacific seems to be ever-increasing. Research associate Tom Switzer explains why Washington shouldn't be written out of...
US News & World Report
On the 50th annniversary of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, debates on income inequality have moved to the forefront of American politics. Research associate Nicole Hemmer looks at Republican...
Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing but doom and gloom on the horizon for 2014? Don't be so sure. Research associate Tom Switzer says things are getting better all the time.
US News & World Report
The Chamber of Commerce has resolved to support a "fool"-free GOP in 2014. Research associate Nicole Hemmer examines whether the Republican Party's business backers are equipped to outwit the...
The Age
The US has been the dominant force in global innovation for more than half a century, but that's no guarantee it will maintain its position in the future. Research associate Thomas Barlow says...
Sydney Morning Herald
Ten years after the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured, day-to-day life in the Middle Eastern country is more dangerous than ever. Research associate Tom Switzer explains why the capture...
US News & World Report
American politicians were much more naughty than nice in 2013, with shutdowns, sequestration, and other shenanigans dominating the headlines. Research associate Nicole Hemmer composes a Christmas poem for the...
US News & World Report
As Pope Francis urges Catholics to focus attention on economic inequality, American conservatives insist Christianity and free-market capitalism are inseperable. Research associate Nicole Hemmer says one of these beliefs...
The Conversation
They might not be the best, but these are ones that stuck with him. Centre lecturer in American Film and Hollywood Bruce Isaacs lists three of his favourite films from 2013.
US News & World Report
The Pope and the President have made headlines in recent days with remarks about income inequality, but research associate Nicole Hemmer says social change is spurred on by less...
US News & World Report
A fifty year handicap and a lack of rationale are just two reasons why the American left has no talk radio kingpin. Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains why a...
The Australian
Conventional wisdom says that Australia has backed away from decarbonising the economy, but Australia is leading on greenhouse gas abatement through soil carbon sequestration. Program leader for the US Studies Centre's...
The Australian
Centre tutor and Masters of US Studies graduate Justin Burke discusses his experience tutoring for the first time and how MOOCs may change the face of teaching and learning.
The American Interest
Can Tony Abbott thread the diplomatic needle over the latest Edward Snowden revelations? Research associate Tom Switzer looks at how the spread of US surveillance is being felt by one...
The Australian
Many Australians remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy 50 years ago but fewer would be aware of the profound effect he had on Australian foreign policy in Southeast Asia across...
The Age
More than half of the American population believes there was more than one shooter involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy 50 years ago but lecturer David Smith says US...
The Canberra Times
The facts of John F. Kennedy's assassination 50 years ago do not satisfy Americans, so they have exalted a fiction says senior lecturer Harry Melkonian.
James Ellroy’s oeuvre extends over eighteen books, comprising collections of short stories and reportage (Crime Wave; Hollywood Nocturnes; Destination: Morgue!), trilogies (L.A. Noir; Underworld USA), his...
The Spectator
In Australia for the Centre's Public Knowledge Forum, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his encounters with Conrad Black and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, his disgust with the National Security Agency's espionage activities...
The Spectator
What role in democracy did the Founding Fathers see for "disinterested elites"? Research associate Tom Switzer relates an encounter over the subject between the Wall Street Journal's Mary Kissel and The New...
