John Barron
John Barron has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and broadcaster and has written for publications including The Washington Post.
John has hosted news and current affairs programs Planet America, ABC Fact Check, The Drum, The Future Forum and The Party Reagan on ABC News24.
He has presented the national Breakfast and Drive programs on ABC NewsRadio, written a book about American politics, and is a research associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
He previously worked as a presenter and journalist at Sydney radio station 2GB, SBS and Grundy Television.
Latest by John Barron
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analysis:Should Joe Biden step down? Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter have a warning
Joe Biden has jet lag. Joe Biden has a cold. Joe Biden was over-prepared. Joe Biden was under-prepared. Joe Biden has a stutter. Defenders of the president have trotted out plenty of excuses since last week's catastrophic first debate against Donald Trump. But should they replace him?
What you need to know about the US midterms — and why they matter
Joe Biden's name won't be on any of the US midterm ballots, but the November election will be seen as a verdict on the US president's performance – and could impact his ability to govern.
'He was willing to overthrow an election': Why Trump was worse than Nixon
Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, the threat of impeachment that made Nixon resign has not fazed twice-impeached Trump — who could run for president again.
Is vaping just an entry product to smoking?
Studies show that people who vape are more likely to progress to smoking tobacco products.
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analysis:Beneath the hood of Trump's support base is a worrying figure for Republicans
Why, despite the Republican Party's devastating recent losses, does Donald Trump still seem to hold the Grand Old Party in his thrall? John Barron writes.
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analysis:Joe Biden must have Donald Trump feeling pretty nervous right now
Joe Biden is in the box seat as the US presidential race cranks into top gear but he can't take anything for granted, writes John Barron.
Where were you when man walked on the Moon? Here's why you remember
If you are over 55, chances are you don't just remember the Apollo 11 Moon landing, you also remember exactly where you were when you saw it. So why do we remember some things so clearly but not others? John Barron investigates.
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analysis:It turns out this isn't the first president the UK's man in Washington has had a dig at
Donald Trump and Theresa May are sparring over a leaked memo that described the Trump administration as dysfunctional. But this isn't the first time the UK's man in Washington has offered a less-than-favourable assessment, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Trump is playing with fire — and the truth
Donald Trump's second State of the Union had its share of bold claims. But when he mentions North Korea, it's hard to argue, writes John Barron.
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analysis:George HW Bush was an underrated president from a more civilised era of US politics
George HW Bush may have been the most underrated US president since Harry Truman, and like the haberdasher from Missouri, probably deserves to be elevated in the judgement of history, writes John Barron.
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analysis:What's the deal with Trump and Saudi Arabia?
Donald Trump has vowed "severe punishment" if the Saudi rulers had journalist Jamal Kashoggi assassinated. But what could that punishment look like, when a $US100 billion arms deal hangs in the balance?
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analysis:Chuckles aside, Trump's speech at the UN is no laughing matter
As literally as it's possible to be, the American President just became "a laughing stock to the entire world". But pay attention to his message, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Bobby Kennedy was shot but not killed instantly. Here's what happened as he lay dying
Fifty years ago today, Americans waited anxiously for news on whether Robert "Bobby" Kennedy would pull through after being shot in the head in a hotel pantry after midnight. Hopes of ending US involvement in the Vietnam war hinged on his survival, writes John Barron.
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analysis:A porn star past and a Nobel future? Trump could have both
It suddenly doesn't seem so crazy that the US President could win the Nobel Peace Prize, despite the controversy that follows him. In reality, not all winners of the Nobel Peace prize have been saints, far from it, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Barbara Bush was no wimp. In another life, she could've been president
If Barbara Pierce had been born after 1925, it's possible that instead of being the wife of one president and the mother of another, she could have been president herself, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Comey's final judgement of Trump was devastating — and rather ironic
Beyond obstruction of justice and the boasts of pussy-grabbing, James Comey simply believes Donald Trump's essential nature makes him unsuitable to be commander in chief, writes John Barron
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analysis:Cops disguised as librarians — everything but gun control canvassed in Trump's listening session
Donald Trump's meeting with mass shooting survivors canvassed solutions from arming teachers to cops disguised as librarians. The elephant in the room remained gun control, writes John Barron.
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analysis:What Trump didn't say in the State of the Union was most notable of all
Donald Trump's performance will inevitably lead some pundits to suggest the President has grown into the job. But it may prove once again to be a false dawn, writes John Barron
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analysis:From porn stars to the KKK, Trump defied scandals in a rocky first year
In many ways the past week in Washington DC has been the perfect summation of the first year of Donald Trump's presidency of the United States, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Roy Moore's Alabama loss bad news for Trump, good news for Republicans
It was the same devil's bargain Republicans made with Donald Trump last year, only this time, they all lost, writes John Barron.
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analysis:The trouble with Trump's Asia trip
Just as Donald Trump identified an America in sharp decline during the 2016 election, the problem for the US now is that the world now seems to agree, writes John Barron.
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analysis:The yawning chasm at the heart of US politics is growing wider
The Virginia election shows Democrats and Republicans are both under mounting pressure to move to the political fringes. America's political bridge builders are going out of business, writes John Barron.
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analysis:A bad day for Trump, but he's still winning the battle for the GOP
It's not a mutiny. The purge of "establishment" Republicans like senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake is remaking the GOP as a populist, nationalist party with Donald Trump at the helm, writes John Barron.
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analysis:The gun control debate is so toxic there's no point talking about it
The US has such a partisan divide on gun control that there's no point in talking about it in the aftermath of shootings, writes John Barron.
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analysis:Strange days: Trump-backed candidate loses Alabama primary to firebrand conservative
A United States Senate primary run-off election in the deep red Republican state of Alabama would not, in normal times, be a big deal. But these are anything but normal times, and it is a big deal, writes John Barron.