Peter Strempel’s comments on politics.
In the news … October/November 2021
Commentary on the news, current affairs, journalism, and the news media landscape more generally for October 2021.
Politics
Morrison and Freud: What’s on his mind?
What could a Freudian perspective reveal to us about the angry Scott Morrison thrashing about for an end to his sexual assault and harassment problem.
Does left arrogance drive right extremism?
Translating Thomas Frank’s editorial about arrogant American ‘liberals’ for Australian audiences reveals a very unflattering picture of local left elitism.
Our democracy under threat all around
Australian democracy is threatened by Chinese expansionism, unregulated corporate excesses, and its own neo-fascism.
In the news … January 2021
Commentary on current affairs and the state of journalism.
Scott Morrison: the low road
Scott ‘Scotty from marketing’ Morrison represents Aaron Sorkin’s lowest road possible when it comes to leaders.
In the news … December 2020
Commentary on the news and the state of journalism in December 2020.
Morrison created China trade war with ideology, ignorance, and incompetence
Scott Morrison’s right wing populist, nationalist jingoism doesn’t play with China, even if it is guilty of the same.
Morrison exposed as champion of toxic Coalition culture
Scott ‘Scotty from marketing’ Morrison exemplifies a toxic Coalition culture with his insistence of no responsibility and no consequences for unconscionable conduct.
Biden’s toughest fight will be in his own party
Joe Biden faces his toughest challenge inside his own party, not from Republicans.
Switzer’s critique of ABC exposes Australian right as neo-fascists
Tom Switzer’s arguments expose Australian ‘conservatism’ as a timid kind of neo-fascist, populist demagoguery.