Torture-Resistance course weakens Army
The current Federal court case around the Conduct After Capture (CAC) course is just the latest in a long line…
Why an Australian recession is almost guaranteed, even in a benign world
In 2019, Australia’s economy was stalling. House prices were declining even though mortgage rates were only about 3.25 per cent.…
By reducing oil production, Opec is only helping Russia
Just when we thought inflationary forces were softening, the price of crude oil has shot up sharply today in response…
How to take an iconic mugshot
So you’re going to be arrested imminently: how do you prepare? I’ve dwelled on this question often since my arrest…
What would be the real cost of defending Taiwan?
It’s 2026 and China begins its invasion of Taiwan with an intense missile bombardment that in a few hours destroys…
Watch: Jacinda Ardern’s successor struggles to define a woman
Is Labour’s state of confusion about sex and gender going global? Labour leader Keir Starmer was widely mocked this weekend…
Who is behind the murder of Putin’s propagandist?
Those who live by hate often die by hate, too. Maxim Fomin, better known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was one of…
Now Humza’s henchman takes aim at Rod
There’s no shortage of problems in Humza Yousaf’s in-tray as he gets his feet under the desk at Bute House.…
Britain deserves better than Keir Starmer’s opportunism
A few weeks ago, Keir Starmer was told by his advisers that he would have to U-turn on his radical…
Why Sanna Marin lost Finland’s election
A journalist and observer of Finnish politics once said there is one headline that works for every Finnish election: ‘Finland…
Democracy under stress in America and India
The United States is the world’s oldest, most powerful, and most consequential democracy for the future of free peoples everywhere.…
Richard Dawkins committed the cardinal sin
The West is a theocracy. Not a Christian theocracy – or even an Islamic one – but rather a theocracy…
Don’t spare us the asparagus
Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts, or so said Charles Lamb in an essay about grace before meals. Other vegetables had come…
Did the federal government refuse to protect women?
If you caught the news last week, you might have wondered, what on earth is going on in the nation’s…
Cancel Mozart
Why should we stop at cancelling the world’s greatest explorer, Captain James Cook, and the greatest playwright, William Shakespeare? Why…
It’s time for a reckoning with Chinese big tech
It has been a bumpy week for China’s beleaguered technology giants. They are under increasing scrutiny overseas, and the communist…
Britain’s new trade deal is about more than GDP
With the announcement this week confirming the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the…
The problem with holding iftar in Manchester Cathedral
During Ramadan, which began last week, sunset finds observant Muslims taking their iftar, a ceremonial breaking of the rigorous fast,…
The Guardian’s self-laceration is embarrassing to watch
The Guardian is currently engaged in an orgy of sanctimonious breast-beating. After two years’ research commissioned by its proprietor, the…
The rise and fall of bohemia
In the Kunsthalle Praha, a smart new gallery in Prague, a Scottish professor from UCLA called Russell Ferguson is trying…
Dominic Cummings understands Singapore. The Tories still don’t
I’ve read Kwasi Kwarteng’s surprisingly positive review of my book, Crack-Up Capitalism. Although it was unexpected to see someone from the…
Lessons from Japan
Japan is Australia’s third largest trading partner and is involved with India and America in the quad strategic dialogue. After…
North Korea: the man who would be God
There were around 50 of us standing in a car park and waiting for something but we didn’t know what.…
What does reconciliation look like?
Reconciliation. The word is used almost automatically, especially in the context of the arguments about the Voice referendum. It sounds…
Is North Korea about to test another nuke?
North Korea’s spring has started with a bang. The United States and South Korea have staged their largest joint military exercises in five years,…
