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International uber management consultants McKinsey have published a guide The Davos agenda for this week’s conferencing. “See what’s on the…
Only jokes will let us survive our new Clown World
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Barnaby, it’s time to leave the island
It has long been evident to many that Barnaby Joyce’s time at the political trough has passed. In many respects,…
Who will replace Rob Portman in the Senate?
With Rob Portman’s announcement that he will not seek a third term in the US Senate, the two questions of…
Dear reader, do I go and work for Twitter? Try to change the system from within?
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Trans activists are hounding women out of public life
The New Year Honours list included an OBE for Kathleen Stock, a professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex.…
Is the EU to blame for AstraZeneca's vaccine shortage?
The important difference between AstraZeneca’s relationship with the UK and its relationship with the EU – and the reason it…
The uncomfortable truth about Black Lives Matter, Malcolm X and anti-Semitism
Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King delivered a speech to 50,000 Americans in which he demanded justice for persecuted Jews…
A modest proposal for Australia Day
It has become fashionable for some wokesters to object to Australia Day celebrations, even calling we modern Australians an occupying…
The human costs of an ‘Australian-style’ quarantine system
Richard Curtis’ iconic Love Actually airport scenes may fall on the wrong side of saccharine, but they capture something of…
Wiping “Australia Day” from the Big Bash games: polling shows it’s another fumble by our feeble cricketers
In the wake of an underwhelming summer of cricket in which the Australians lost a home series to the depleted Indian squad, Australia’s governing body…
An honour with a great big crown on top for Malcolm
Lord Malcolm of Point Piper has finally received an official honour, the Companion in the Order of Australia, the AC.…
Time to make our gongs truly Australian: the Great Bloke, the Grouse Sheila and more
Outstanding Australians are honoured at this time every year in recognition of their contribution to our country. The problem is…
Drinking my way through the Capitol riots
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Is this the key to understanding Covid immunity?
Just how strong an immunity do Covid patients develop after they have acquired the infection and how long does it…
January 26: The Church of Woke’s one day of the year
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Why we should worry about the censorship of the far left
There are many important, principled arguments for free speech. But one of the most convincing is purely tactical. Why empower…
Manchin of the moment
Joe Manchin could be the most powerful man in the Senate. The senior senator from West Virginia is the last…
No, Spike Lee: Donald Trump is not like Hitler
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The trust fund kids of the Guardian: too slack to even compile their own hit list
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The rise of the super pessimist
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Bastard Bill unfit for public office
Bastard Bill’, ‘Slithering Shorten’ — call him what you will — confirmed again this weekend why he is comprehensively unfit…
ACB or ABC? Cricket Australia’s woke arrogance
The same cricketers who intend to snub Australia Day at home want priority receiving the Covid vaccine so they can…
ScoMo runs up the white flag on carbon
It was only at midday Friday The Spectator Australia asked Will Australia face carbon tariffs under the Biden regime? By…
Joe Biden is no Al Smith
January 20, 2021 saw Joe Biden become the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president. His installation was hailed by…
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