The reward is the risk
‘Don’t think, just do.’ Maverick’s words to his young protégé, Rooster, in the second Top Gun film, resonate with me. As an…
The shocking refusal of medical treatment to the unvaccinated
Vicki Derderian desperately needs a lifesaving heart. She suffered from heart failure in 2020 before doctors inserted a ventricular assist…
Ukraine’s plan to rain on Putin’s Victory Day parade
The presence of drones over the Kremlin earlier this week was reported widely as the first attack on Moscow since…
We need to talk about the Liberal Democrats
Since 2015, it has been common and rational for people in Westminster to ignore the Liberal Democrats. After the end…
Horse racing has a drug problem
Tomorrow is one of the best days of the year, Kentucky Derby Day. It means spring is really, finally, officially…
Macron, not Meloni, is to blame for Europe’s migrant crisis
France and Germany have fallen out again after the French interior minister Gérald Darmanin accused Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni of…
Britain’s ‘theocracy’ is something to be proud of
This coronation season, punditry is bristling with acute reflections on the British constitution, especially its religious aspect. Or maybe not.…
Liberals’ witch trial of Moira Deeming embodies the political fight of our time
The insane persecution of Moira Deeming by the Liberal Party should jolt all Australians out of their activist-induced coma. The stakes…
Pursued by the trans mob with Liz Wheeler on campus
Harrisonburg, Virginia We’re sitting at the lobby bar of a Hyatt eating snacks, killing time until Liz Wheeler’s speech on…
Un-informed consent
Did mass coercion make informed consent to the Covid jabs impossible? ‘I had my shots but I’m not having any…
Vaping: the public health pooh-bahs have won, for now
In his draconian crackdown on vaping, announced on Tuesday, Labor Health Minister Mark Butler characterised his new policy as addressing…
A Budget surplus would pose a political dilemma for Albanese and Chalmers
Those who cite Gough Whitlam as among Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers have a response when his critics point to his…
Disharmony Day
In what is an extremely crowded field, I may have found the wokest school principal in Australia. In March, the…
Is it time to ban George Osborne?
George Osborne has taken a break from his myriad jobs to give his thoughts on health policy. Orange juice should…
Up in smoke
Australia has some of the most draconian anti-smoking laws in the world. Like most public health puritans, Mark Butler doesn’t…
Another rate rise from the Fed. Is it enough?
Will the Bank of England raise interest rates again? We’ll know for sure next Thursday, when we get the Monetary Policy…
The splintered soul of the LNP
In his quest for immortality, Voldemort – Harry Potter’s evil nemesis – split his soul into small pieces and hid…
He that breaks a thing
‘And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom.’ – Gandalf…
The alarming spread of child euthanasia
A few weeks ago the Dutch parliament announced that euthanasia will be licensed for children between the ages of one…
Biological men shouldn’t be competing against women
When will sporting governing bodies see the reality that we all know to be true – that male bodies have an…
The emasculation of Sinn Fein
The right needs to calm down about Sinn Fein. It needs to chill out about the fact that the party’s…
What’s the truth about the Kremlin drone attack?
The Russian government has claimed that ‘two unmanned aerial vehicles were aimed at the Kremlin. As a result of timely…
Can reforms save the London stock market?
The decline of the UK stock market has finally reached the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It has proposed to deregulate…
George Osborne’s smoking ban is deluded
Former Chancellor George Osborne has become the latest British politician to call for a smoking ban. The architect of the…
King Charles must learn from Spain’s Juan Carlos’s mistakes
As he basks in the warm glow of respect, and even affection, surrounding his coronation this weekend, King Charles should…
