Donald Trump - Rationale Magazine

16 Apr

What happens when sacred and secular power collide?

Alarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escalated with remarkable speed, from The New York T...

15 Feb

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 15 February 2026.

18 Oct

Philosophy & Psychology

How to survive in these interesting – and difficult – times

There is a wonderful film called the The Book Thief, which is based on a novel by Markus Zusak, an Australian-German writer. It is abou...

21 Sep

Law & Politics

Political witch hunts and blacklists: The new era of McCarthyism

21/09/2025
By Shannon Brincat
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A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in 'digital town squares' across the United States. The slain far-right activist Charli...

25 Feb

Law & Politics

As Christian nationalism’s new figurehead, Trump inspires Australia’s extremes

The first days of Trump’s second presidency have passed with a flurry of tariff standoffs and literal turf wars with Greenland, ...

22 Feb

Law & Politics

Three reasons why Australia is unlikely to follow Trump’s anti-trans campaign

22/02/2025
By Paula Gerber
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Many people’s heads are spinning at the rapid rate that Donald Trump has been signing executive orders since becoming president – 70 in...

19 Feb

Law & Politics

Defending fragile democracies against the march of authoritarianism

Democracy is difficult. Democracy is fragile. Democracy, in its most inclusive modus operandi, pushes the boundaries too far for many p...

14 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

Can reason survive in a sea of emotion?

We are facing the growing challenge of how to respond incisively and effectively to curb the movements away from rational thought and t...

12 Nov

Law & Politics

The white God problem in politics

As ‘ex-vangelicals’ around the world deconstruct the faith of their formative years, one topic repeatedly comes up – that of white GOP ...

07 Sep

Letters to the Editor

Charity for the rich

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

11 Aug

Feature series, Law & Politics

Sotomayor’s dissent and the future of a republic

11/08/2024
By Paul Monk
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This article is part of our ‘Mulling over America’ feature series, with contributors providing Rationalist perspectives on what ...

17 Jul

Law & Politics

Thomas Matthew Crooks was wrong to pull the trigger, but right to be afraid of Trump

This article is part of our ‘Mulling over America’ feature series, with contributors providing Rationalist perspectives on what ...

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