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Woke robbed the West of its artistic soul
Stranger Things reaffirms modern showrunners can’t stick the landing
Khamenei’s banners are burning in Tehran
The people of Iran have been trying to free themselves from the oppressive Islamic Republic for decades. Tonight, hundreds of…
President Maduro of Venezuela captured by US
‘The tyrant is gone. He will now – finally – face justice.’
Decline and ‘fall’ of a failed Prime Minister
The fear of the Jewish community was palpable in the lead-up to Bondi
New York is now the most idiotic city in the world
The newly elected mayor of the once-great metropolis of New York City has used his maiden speech to declare that…
Can Iran be saved from the Islamic Republic?
Traders and merchants in Tehran closed their shops in protest and demonstrated against the deteriorating economy and the plunging Iranian…
The worst-case scenario for the ordinary man in 2026
Charles Dickens opened his timeless novel, set in the era of the French Revolution, with a paradox that echoes through…
Why a Royal Commission will fail
In the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, as victims’ families and Jewish organisations demand assurances from the Australian…
Young Australians should travel instead of going to Woke universities
From Düsseldorf: On hearing that a decade’s worth of university dropouts will be awarded a qualification at a Victorian university,…
The streets of Iran are calling out the name of Reza Shah II
From the seventh of Dey, the people of Iran once again stood before bullets and batons, chanting the name of…
The Carnivalesque inversion of hierarchies in the debate over shark nets
The debate surrounding the use of shark nets in New South Wales provides a real-world example of a Carnivalesque inversion…
The Bondi massacre: honour, dignity, and the refusal to reform
In a characteristically lucid and incisive essay written in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre, Helen Pluckrose argues in Islam,…
Multiculturalism is an inherently dangerous policy
That such an evil and horrific act can be perpetuated – killing and injury so many innocent, peaceful, and law-abiding…
The four pillars of modern civilisation
When a high-energy society opts for an unreliable, expensive grid
Sydney to Hobart: ‘What a crazy race!’
Yachts taking part in the Boxing Day Sydney to Hobart race scattered rose petals in the sea as they passed…
Are guns laws Albanese’s most desperate shot yet?
Those who say Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying for a ‘John Howard moment’ by turning the Bondi terrorist attack…
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