Even worse in WA
We all know that the Liberal party MPs are in a world of pain. The polls are diabolical. Political death…
Australian notes
John Howard and the black hand It is not particularly far-fetched to claim that the Liberal Party is in big…
Trump notes
Lefties on their knees Just when you thought political life in the United States simply could not become more polarised,…
Why Turnbull cannot be English
There is a school of thought that Malcolm Turnbull can still salvage his leadership of the Liberal Party here in…
The Senate is dysfunctional
Look across the entire democratic world and you will notice that some countries have only one legislative chamber. New Zealand…
Coming soon to a campus near you
If you are not worried about the state of free enquiry in universities around the Anglosphere then you are probably…
Bottom drawer
Deep in the bowels of the Australian Safe Schools Supporters (ASSS) headquarters, a planning session was taking place. All those…
Australian notes
On Noel and Richo Last week in the Australian Noel Pearson wrote a piece responding to Graham Richardson’s earlier claim…
I believe the children are our future?
What do German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon,…
A politically incorrect three-point plan for government
Same-sex marriage off the agenda? Here is my politically incorrect list of what any right-of-centre political party in Australia needs…
Australian notes
Sensible centre is for suckers I am going to point to the US, the UK and modern mainstream protestant…
Gillian Triggs: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
In today’s Australian Chris Kenny has a wholly accurate piece on Gillian Triggs. Kenny sets out the ways in which Triggs…
Australian notes
On expertise The Wealth of Nations, by the Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith, is a great book. When you read…
The crucial left/right divide
Forget all the recent talk about labels and who gets to wear the tag of ‘centrist’ or ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative’…
Australian notes
Malleable expectations Gary Johns is a fellow Speccie contributor. He’s also a friend. In fact, next month my wife and…
The black hands of Liberalism
Somewhere near Liberal Party HQ the comrades of the Black Hand gathered to discuss their next move in the overthrow…
Australian notes
The new aristocrats Listen these days to some of the world’s elite politicians, commentators and officials pontificate and you’d think…
Turnbull’s twilight urgatory
‘I Told You So!’. These are not words that listeners usually enjoy hearing. In fact, if you’re looking for a…
Australian Notes
Let’s keep Triggs for the fun of it I wouldn’t trust Malcolm Turnbull or George Brandis to pick what type…
Australian notes
The ABC of ESPN I confess to being something of a sports addict. I like playing and watching competitive sports,…
Canadian notes
Liking/loathing Trump I’m over in Canada for another few days and while here have been getting a lot of news…
New York diary
The Brexit symposium I am here in New York City thanks to New York University, and in particular to the…
Australian notes
Diversity’s hypocrites Let’s say that you’re a ‘diversity’ freak. What you want in life is to take some group X,…
If you thought the federal Liberal Party was bad…
This weekend’s truly awful swing against the Libs in NSW reminds us all that as bad as the Liberal politicians…
Australian Notes
Well, that was another depressingly terrible week for free speech in this country as political correctness and identity politics stayed…
