Brendon O'Connor
@brendonoconnor.bsky.social
US Politics and Foreign Relations Professor at the University of Sydney. Cricket and post-punk follower. Novel reader and food safarist.
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Daniel Fazio asked me at the ANZASA conference whether I thought Trump was a fascist; here is my answer:
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
Daniel Fazio asked me at the ANZASA conference whether I thought Trump was a fascist; here is my answer:
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
Theatricality and threat: Is Donald Trump a fascist? - ABC Religion & Ethics
It can be hard to take Trump’s antics seriously. But just because his fascism is delivered with a voice, fake tan and coiffed hairstyle that are easily satirised, we should not treat him as less dange...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Daniel Fazio asked me at the ANZASA conference whether I thought Trump was a fascist; here is my answer:
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
Daniel Fazio asked me at the ANZASA conference whether I thought Trump was a fascist; here is my answer:
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
My thoughts on the fascism and Trump question
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
The theatricality and the threat: Is Donald Trump a fascist? - ABC Religion & Ethics
It can be hard to take Trump’s antics seriously. But just because his fascism is delivered with a voice, fake tan and coiffed hairstyle that are easily satirised, we should not treat him as less dange...
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My thoughts on the fascism and Trump question
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
One of the most important articles written on the 2nd Trump administration’s policies
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One of the most important articles written on the 2nd Trump administration’s policies
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Too true: The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | The Real Epstein Cover-Up
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Too true: The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Fascinating piece
'They tried many times to corrupt me'. Australians speak out against foreign spies
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'They tried many times to corrupt me'. Australians speak out against foreign spies
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'They tried many times to corrupt me'. Australians speak out against foreign spies
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has reported that more Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than ever before. Pro-democracy voices warn clande...
www.sbs.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fascinating piece
'They tried many times to corrupt me'. Australians speak out against foreign spies
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'They tried many times to corrupt me'. Australians speak out against foreign spies
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Great piece on the Tech-right:
Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Great piece on the Tech-right:
Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
Opinion | The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy
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October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
My take on Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist and viewpoint diversity
www.eurekastreet.com.au/do-we-need-a...
www.eurekastreet.com.au/do-we-need-a...
www.eurekastreet.com.au
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My take on Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist and viewpoint diversity
www.eurekastreet.com.au/do-we-need-a...
www.eurekastreet.com.au/do-we-need-a...
Trump’s Most Lethal Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
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September 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump’s Most Lethal Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/m...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/m...
America Alone Can’t Match China, but With Our Allies, It’s No Contest www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | America Alone Can’t Match China, but With Our Allies, It’s No Contest
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September 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
America Alone Can’t Match China, but With Our Allies, It’s No Contest www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026
Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on a consequential Supreme Court case and why Republicans are registering so many new voters.
www.newyorker.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Reposted by Brendon O'Connor
The entire federal government is being mobilized to destroy the American wind energy industry.
Why? Because the toddler king didn't like seeing windmills from a golf course, so he decided he hates wind power and now that's the policy of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
Why? Because the toddler king didn't like seeing windmills from a golf course, so he decided he hates wind power and now that's the policy of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
September 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The entire federal government is being mobilized to destroy the American wind energy industry.
Why? Because the toddler king didn't like seeing windmills from a golf course, so he decided he hates wind power and now that's the policy of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
Why? Because the toddler king didn't like seeing windmills from a golf course, so he decided he hates wind power and now that's the policy of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
One of the best journalists writing about authoritarianism.
Trump’s Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
Trump’s Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
One of the best journalists writing about authoritarianism.
Trump’s Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
Trump’s Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
The tragedy in Sudan
Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Opinion | Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The tragedy in Sudan
Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
This is really worrying and fascinating
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
J.D. Vance's Anti-Declaration
Truths Self-Evident No More
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is really worrying and fascinating
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
No!!!
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
No!!!
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld
Trump’s coalition is built for internal conflict — held together by fealty to him, but riven by differences on immigration, tariffs, abortion and other policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/06/t...
How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China
In this critical decade, Washington is ceding the field entirely.
foreignpolicy.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/06/t...