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The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

Donald Trump didn’t need to warp intelligence to justify bombing Iran. But he did so because US presidents can’t resist extravagant boasting when...

previous day 2

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

Donald Trump didn’t need to warp intelligence to justify bombing Iran. But he did so because US presidents can’t resist extravagant boasting when...

previous day 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

Donald Trump didn’t need to warp intelligence to justify bombing Iran. But he did so because US presidents can’t resist extravagant boasting when...

previous day 4

The Age

Maureen Dowd

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

The art of the lie: Why Trump is taking issue with Iran’s alternative facts

Donald Trump didn’t need to warp intelligence to justify bombing Iran. But he did so because US presidents can’t resist extravagant boasting when...

previous day 2

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

This is the moment when we find out just how mad a king Trump is.

22.06.2025 8

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

This is the moment when we find out just how mad a king Trump is.

22.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

This is the moment when we find out just how mad a king Trump is.

22.06.2025 20

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane

This is the moment when we find out just how mad a king Trump is.

22.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Like Frankenstein on steroids. Musk and Trump both created monsters

The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

08.06.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Like Frankenstein on steroids. Musk and Trump both created monsters

The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

08.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Like Frankenstein on steroids, Musk and Trump both created monsters

The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

08.06.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Like Frankenstein on steroids. Musk and Trump both created monsters

The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

08.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Elon Musk moved fast in Washington, but broke only his reputation

At the end of their highly publicised bromance, all Elon Musk and Donald Trump have to show for it was a black eye and a gold key.

01.06.2025 8

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Elon Musk moved fast in Washington, but broke only his reputation

At the end of their highly publicised bromance, all Elon Musk and Donald Trump have to show for it was a black eye and a gold key.

01.06.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Elon Musk moved fast in Washington, but broke only his reputation

At the end of their highly publicised bromance, all Elon Musk and Donald Trump have to show for it was a black eye and a gold key.

01.06.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Elon Musk moved fast in Washington, but broke only his reputation

At the end of their highly publicised bromance, all Elon Musk and Donald Trump have to show for it was a black eye and a gold key.

01.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump promised to help American families prosper, then focused solely on his own

In a galaxy long ago and far away, there was shame attached to selling your office. But as the past week has shown, the president is a pro at quid pro...

25.05.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump promised to help American families prosper, then focused solely on his own

In a galaxy long ago and far away, there was shame attached to selling your office. But as the past week has shown, the president is a pro at quid pro...

25.05.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump promised to help American families prosper, then focused solely on his own

In a galaxy long ago and far away, there was shame attached to selling your office. But as the past week has shown, the president is a pro at quid pro...

25.05.2025 20

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump promised to help American families prosper, then focused solely on his own

In a galaxy long ago and far away, there was shame attached to selling your office. But as the past week has shown, the president is a pro at quid pro...

25.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Selective truths on Biden decline were like Trump’s alternative facts

The former president and his inner circle created an alternate universe that they sold to the public – the sort of unreality that his Republican foe...

18.05.2025 10

Financial Review

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s macho crew, it turns out, is a vicious little sewing circle

One hundred days into Trump’s second term, cracks are appearing in the testosterone-filled White House manosphere.

28.04.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s macho crew, it turns out, is a vicious little sewing circle

One hundred days into Trump’s second term, cracks are appearing in the testosterone-filled White House manosphere.

28.04.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s macho crew, it turns out, is a vicious little sewing circle

One hundred days into Trump’s second term, cracks are appearing in the testosterone-filled White House manosphere.

28.04.2025 30

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s macho crew, it turns out, is a vicious little sewing circle

One hundred days into Trump’s second term, cracks are appearing in the testosterone-filled White House manosphere.

28.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

13.04.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

13.04.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

13.04.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

13.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s ode to himself, the Action Jackson of braggart presidents

When I interviewed Trump for the 2016 race, I wondered if he could ever be presidential, but he didn’t need to alter his behaviour. He simply...

06.03.2025 20

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s ode to himself, the Action Jackson of braggart presidents

When I interviewed Trump for the 2016 race, I wondered if he could ever be presidential, but he didn’t need to alter his behaviour. He simply...

06.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s ode to himself, the Action Jackson of braggart presidents

When I interviewed Trump for the 2016 race, I wondered if he could ever be presidential, but he didn’t need to alter his behaviour. He simply...

06.03.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s ode to himself, the Action Jackson of braggart presidents

When I interviewed Trump for the 2016 race, I wondered if he could ever be presidential, but he didn’t need to alter his behaviour. He simply...

06.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump is rootin’ for Putin

It was a sickening spectacle. The man who tried to upend democracy bullying the man who is fighting for democracy, writes Maureen Dowd.

02.03.2025 10

Financial Review

Maureen Dowd

Trump, struggling with reality, tried to impose his own on Zelensky

While Zelensky keeps the David versus Goliath dream alive, the President of the United States is wedded to a demented dream of a troika of strongmen.

02.03.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump, struggling with reality, tried to impose his own on Zelensky

While Zelensky keeps the David versus Goliath dream alive, the President of the United States is wedded to a demented dream of a troika of strongmen.

02.03.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump, struggling with reality, tried to impose his own on Zelensky

While Zelensky keeps the David versus Goliath dream alive, the President of the United States is wedded to a demented dream of a troika of strongmen.

02.03.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump, struggling with reality, tried to impose his own on Zelensky

While Zelensky keeps the David versus Goliath dream alive, the President of the United States is wedded to a demented dream of a troika of strongmen.

02.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Emperor Donald can do whatever he wants to whomever he wants

America’s 236-year-old institutions don’t look up to the challenge of defending themselves from this emperor of chaos.

23.02.2025 8

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Emperor Donald can do whatever he wants to whomever he wants

America’s 236-year-old institutions don’t look up to the challenge of defending themselves from this emperor of chaos.

23.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Emperor Donald can do whatever he wants to whomever he wants

America’s 236-year-old institutions don’t look up to the challenge of defending themselves from this emperor of chaos.

23.02.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Emperor Donald can do whatever he wants to whomever he wants

America’s 236-year-old institutions don’t look up to the challenge of defending themselves from this emperor of chaos.

23.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk’s ‘hard power’ is changing America before our eyes

“A big mouth doesn’t make a big man”: As the US president and his billionaire offsider exercise their “masculine maximalism”, they’d do...

17.02.2025 8

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk’s ‘hard power’ is changing America before our eyes

“A big mouth doesn’t make a big man”: As the US president and his billionaire offsider exercise their “masculine maximalism”, they’d do...

17.02.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk’s ‘hard power’ is changing America before our eyes

“A big mouth doesn’t make a big man”: As the US president and his billionaire offsider exercise their “masculine maximalism”, they’d do...

17.02.2025 30

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk’s ‘hard power’ is changing America before our eyes

“A big mouth doesn’t make a big man”: As the US president and his billionaire offsider exercise their “masculine maximalism”, they’d do...

17.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk are emotional time bombs, lashing out in the crudest and cruellest ways

To elect one emperor of chaos is unfortunate. To let two run the government is simply asking for it.

09.02.2025 20

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk are emotional time bombs, lashing out in the crudest and cruellest ways

To elect one emperor of chaos is unfortunate. To let two run the government is simply asking for it.

09.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk are emotional time bombs, lashing out in the crudest and cruellest ways

To elect one emperor of chaos is unfortunate. To let two run the government is simply asking for it.

09.02.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump and Musk are emotional time bombs, lashing out in the crudest and cruellest ways

To elect one emperor of chaos is unfortunate. To let two run the government is simply asking for it.

09.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd