The growing bipartisan backlash against ‘Latinx’
Since its emergence, the term “Latinx” has been unpopular with Hispanics. Yet despite this opposition, progressive activists and organizations continue…
Sensitivity readers: no better than Medieval statue butchers
‘Yeah, the good news is that this is a right-wing source that is probably blowing it out of proportion. But…
What is yours, is theirs
How dare you work hard, often across multiple jobs!!! You studied, innovated, invested, risked time and money, saved (rather than…
Rev. Calvin Robinson: a crisis of faith for the Anglican Church?
What follows is one of the most articulate and powerful speeches you are likely to view this year. It is…
Sea level rises?
Who would believe that the whole world has just woken up to the fact that climate changes? It changes constantly…
Qurangate has exposed the weakness of ‘liberals’
There’s a sudden vacancy in the constituency of Wakefield. The incumbent Labour MP hasn’t resigned or died. He just happens…
Alan Jones: Rio Tinto and Taiwan, or is that ‘Greater China’?
I have long wondered whether Australia’s corporate world places its interests above all others, including the poor coot in Struggle…
The Left’s aversion to teacher quality is harming our kids
The Productivity Commission has recently thrown down the gauntlet on teacher quality, and its importance to the nation’s economic health.…
Dyson tells Hunt: your tax grab sucks
As tax rates rise in the UK, so do business jitters. The windfall tax on oil and gas companies –…
In defence of Isabel Oakeshott
What shocks me most about Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages is the flippancy surrounding decisions to scare, manipulate and control the…
Harry and Meghan’s coronation guessing game isn’t fair on the King
Will they or won’t they? I’m talking, of course, about whether or not Harry and Meghan will attend the King’s…
Failing to stop the Channel crisis will cost Rishi Sunak his job
Finding an effective solution to Europe’s migrant crisis has eluded the continent’s leaders for a decade. Presidents, prime ministers and…
Cyclists have been given a licence to ride on the pavement
Let me confess: when I learned that a woman pedestrian had been sent to prison for causing the death of…
From lockdown paradise to love island: Australia’s bizarre pilfering of UK doctors
Last week, whilst perusing the internet, I stumbled upon a rather amusing story. It turns out a delegation from Western…
Why Tennessee’s anti-Drag Queen Story Hour law goes too far
In the Tennessee House of Representatives, it went by the name of Bill 9; in the Tennessee Senate, Bill 3.…
The fact-checker industrial complex
I tuned in the other day to an excellent webinar titled Prayer and Pushback organised by the redoubtable Pat Mesiti. It was a…
Australia’s social credit score Olympics
‘Made in China’ … three words that most people on the planet will recognise. For more than half a century,…
Labor uses every trick to dodge interest rate rise blame
Due in March this year is the report of the Review into the mandate and operational arrangements for the Reserve…
The ‘anti-discrimination’ bandwagon – coming to a school near you
You have to hand it to the ‘anti-discrimination’ warriors – they are effective. Watch them go from city to city…
Matt Hancock and the politics of fear
‘When do we deploy the variant’, asks Matt Hancock after talking of the need to ‘frighten the pants off everyone…
Did China influence the Canadian elections for Trudeau?
It’s been a sticky couple of weeks for Canada’s natural governing party, as the Liberals like to call themselves. Anonymous…
Sunak’s plan to stop the boats
Another weekend, another set of stories on the chances of a Boris Johnson return. Allies of the former prime minister…
Euthanasia has become a backdoor to capital punishment in Belgium
Those who back assisted dying/euthanasia/assisted suicide – and no doubt Prue Leith on her nationwide tour will be returning to her…
What happens when a state fails
Beirut, Lebanon ‘You can still smell it in the wind,’ says Maria. She points out from the neon-lit bar along…
Should Hungary be punished for its stance on Ukraine?
After months of delay, the Hungarian parliament finally started the process of approving Finland and Sweden’s Nato membership this week.…
