Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Anachronism that Gives Americans the President Whom They Voted Against 121 January 12, 2017 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 12 January 2017 by Malcolm Mackerras (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaElectoral CollegeHillary Clinton Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Saudi Arabia: Will the Race to the Moon Create Conflicts in Space? December 6, 2025. Published in Arab NewsAs competition increases between the U.S. and China, there is a race to see who will be able to colonize the moon first. 0 Jordan: America between Israel’s Burdens and Arabs’ Benefits December 8, 2025. Published in alraiIsrael has lost its functional role … and no longer provides immense benefit to the West 0 Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: Trump: Don’t Fence Me In December 13, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatTrump cannot be bound by any manifesto. 0 Philippines: Trump Wants To Make Europe White Again December 13, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesWhile European leaders want to preserve the American security umbrella without subscribing to Trump’s ideological project, he demands that they adhere to a MAGA-fied global order yet offers little in return. 0 Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. 0 Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 Related Articles Australia: The Trump Presidency Could Be a Priceless Gift to Australia November 24, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders under Pressure over Peace Deal November 24, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: G20 Leaders Are ‘Saving the Furniture’ as Trump Leads a Boycott November 20, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Have the Epstein Files ‘Ripped MAGA Apart’? Maybe Not, but There Will Be Fallout November 19, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump’s BBC and Epstein Sagas Dominate Attention as International Relations Are Rewritten November 14, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleCautious OptimismNext articleHillary for Mayor Is the Latest Fantasy of a Clinton Cult In Denial LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment