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Bill Wyman

  • Lecturer, University of Sydney
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"You think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?" / The former arts editor of @Salon and @NPR / billwyman at gmail / *7d311a23
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Donald Trump’s taxes, a $1.7 billion slush fund and the ruptured limits of the Overton window

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By Bill Wyman
| Crikey Verified
The concept of the “Overton window” was coined by a think-tank guy in a 2010 book while making a pretty obvious observation. It took off in the mid 2010s and has skyrocketed in general use in the years since, as first pretentious podcasters and then political commentators of all stripes began using the phrase casually. It is, of course, no coincidence that this all coincides with the rise of the political career of one Donald Trump.
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An alternative speech for Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore

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By Bill Wyman
| Crikey Verified
A recent rash decision by Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore — booting a planned Palestinian protest from a city venue in Darlington — could get the city’s council in legal trouble, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. It’s a perfect example of how a government attack on free speech can quickly spiral into an absurdist and Orwellian abyss. A group called Stop the War on Palestine had organised a public discussion titled “Why it’s right to say: Globalise the Intifada”.
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Watching this Watergate classic makes me yearn for pre-Trump America

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By Bill Wyman
| Media.info
Bill WymanContributor April 25, 2026 — 9:30am April 25, 2026 — 9:30am You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. At a moment when a great country on the cusp of its 250th birthday is feeling the foundations beneath it shake, it’s worth thinking about a more recent but still potent American anniversary.
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