Are Americans more attracted to anger or hope? Don Watson reports from the US election trail
- Written by Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
In 2016, Don Watson wrote a remarkable Quarterly Essay predicting the success of Trump, when political commentators were largely united in their belief that Hillary Clinton would win the election.
So it’s hardly surprising Watson was back in the United States this year to track Trump’s possible return to the White House. But politics...





