Michael Taylor, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

The USA: A democracy on life support

21 November 2025 Michael Taylor 11

When a President Demands the Death Penalty for His Opponents, Democracy Is Already on Life Support There are moments in political life so shocking, so fundamentally corrosive, that they should stop a nation in its […]

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The unbearable weight of the pointed finger

17 November 2025 Michael Taylor 6

We have become numb to the spectacle. The daily barrage of insults, the performative outrage, the gleeful savagery of one politician attacking another. We scroll past it, we change the channel, we dismiss it as […]

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The great Australian discontent: a government and an opposition struggling to make their case

16 November 2025 Michael Taylor 9

As the next federal election drags through its long, low-boil prelude, a quiet unease is settling over Australian voters. It’s not the usual tribal brawl of competing visions; it’s a hollow space where inspiration ought […]

Pauline Hanson: the voice that echoes, but delivers little

13 November 2025 Michael Taylor 3

In 2017, a commenter named Zathras cut to the heart of Pauline Hanson’s political brand with a single sentence: “The problem with Hanson is that she moans about what she doesn’t like but never says […]

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The Trump presidency, redux: a continued inversion of public service

12 November 2025 Michael Taylor 7

As someone who grew up watching American politics from afar, I held a certain image of the U.S. presidency. It was an institution, steeped in symbolism and guarded by norms that, while unwritten, seemed as […]

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A court’s cold comfort: the human cost of a political game

10 November 2025 Michael Taylor 3

This is cruelty on a grand scale. In the marble halls of the Supreme Court, a temporary order has told 42 million low-income Americans: wait longer. Go hungry a little more. The Court has ruled […]

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It is true: a government is only as strong as its opposition

8 November 2025 Michael Taylor 6

You’ve likely heard the old maxim, or some version of it: “A government is only as strong as its opposition.” For decades, it rattled around in my mind like loose change – familiar, but never […]

When empathy has a guest list

4 November 2025 Michael Taylor 8

On November 2, aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump was asked about King Charles stripping Prince Andrew of his last remaining royal title. The president’s response was swift and unambiguous: “I feel very badly… It’s […]

The party at Mar-a-Lago and the price of ‘a bit of fun’

2 November 2025 Michael Taylor 4

While the gates of Mar-a-Lago glittered with pumpkins and laughter echoed through its gilded halls at the “A little party never killed nobody” Halloween bash, a far darker haunting gripped the nation beyond. For millions […]

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America: The “Greatest Country” Chant Is Loud – But Is It True?

31 October 2025 Michael Taylor 6

There’s a pervasive narrative in American media and entertainment, driven especially by political pundits, that monotonously proclaims the nation’s supremacy – be it as the “greatest country in the world,” the “world’s envy,” or the […]

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Why would anyone want to move to Trump’s America?

27 October 2025 Michael Taylor 12

It’s a curious kind of arrogance that leads some Americans – particularly those in the Make America Great Again camp – to believe the rest of the world lies awake at night, pining for a […]

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From makeup smears to White House stings: the media’s enduring anti-Rudd agenda

22 October 2025 Michael Taylor 7

During Prime Minister Albanese’s meeting with President Trump in the White House Cabinet Room, Sky News journalist Andrew Clennell mentioned Kevin Rudd – former Australian prime minister and current U.S. ambassador – prompting a sharp […]

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The Art of the One-Sided Meeting

20 October 2025 Michael Taylor 4

If you’re expecting Albo’s meeting with President Trump today in D.C. to break new ground, don’t get your hopes up. My guess? It’ll be the same script we’ve seen in every Trump-world leader sit-down, and […]

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Criminalising an idea: the dangerous fiction of “ANTIFA, the organisation”

19 October 2025 Michael Taylor 5

Let’s talk about a magic trick. Not the kind with rabbits and hats, but the political kind, where a complex idea is made to vanish, only to be replaced by a simple, monstrous caricature. The […]

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The menace of ANTIFA: a clear and present danger

15 October 2025 Michael Taylor 9

President Trump and his allies have sounded the alarm on the radical group known as ANTIFA, painting them as a shadowy network of extremists hell-bent on chaos and destruction. And you know what? They’re absolutely […]

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