The shameful silence about the Hunter Biden laptop story
Well over a year after the presidential election, long after all mainstream media outlets killed a legitimate story about Hunter…
Should we worry about the BA.2 Omicron variant?
When the Omicron variant (now categorised as BA.1) swept across the world at the end of last year it was…
It doesn’t matter if Putin is mad
Mike Tyson put it simply: ‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’. And Vladimir Putin has…
How to fix Britain’s broken asylum system
Asylum is often seen as a simple morality tale—the generous spirited are in favour of it, the hard-hearted against. And…
The German army has far bigger problems than funding
In a historic speech to the German parliament last month, the chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a €100 billion investment fund…
Why is Putin firing a hypersonic missile in Ukraine?
Putin, like many other belligerent autocrats, does like his Wunderwaffen, or ‘wonder weapons.’ Now it appears he’s even used one…
Time for Turkey to align with the West
To deter Russia from invading Ukraine, the US and its Western allies vociferously vowed unified and decisive action against Russia.…
Why not Trump in 2024?
I see that my National Review friends are writing their letters to Santa a bit early. Some, like Rich Lowry’s…
In the beginning…
When does a country, or land, belong to somebody or a group of people? Is it after they have moved…
Lies, damned lies, and Covid statistics
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet lied. The New South Wales Health Department lied. The question remains, did other state…
NY Post shames intel officials who flacked for Hunter Biden
Take Cockburn’s hand and let him whisk you back to the halcyon days of fall 2020. The presidential campaign was…
Is China beginning to distance itself from Russia?
The read-outs from Friday’s two-hour call between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were so different, that you have to wonder…
France is strong where Britain and America are weak
Emmanuel Macron unveiled his campaign manifesto in a carefully orchestrated press conference on Thursday and his pledges to cut taxes…
No. 10 is gearing up for the next election
As the Conservative party’s Spring Forum gets underway in Blackpool, attention is turning back to domestic politics, with cabinet ministers…
The Russian army is running out of momentum
As the Russian invasion enters its fourth week it is clear that its forces are running out of momentum, although…
Lia Thomas and the slow death of women’s sports
This week, Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to be crowned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion, winning the…
Russia has never been a part of the West
In 1697 Tsar Peter the Great set out on a great journey across western Europe, seeking the support of European…
The Hunter Biden disinformation campaign
Democrats are obsessed with the idea that when they lose elections it must be because of outside forces, usually some…
Brad Hazzard’s health hypocrisy continues
Well, here we are again. Last week, I wrote a piece explaining the unscientific nature of the New South Wales…
Get ready for ‘campaign confusion’
Things are different since the great election overreach of 2019. You can sense the change. We need to get with…
The rope, the chair & the noose
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed the outlook for the forthcoming federal election. It is unlikely, once the gravity…
Euro notes
Putin’s brutal imperialism Putin signalled early during his rule his fury that Moscow’s former empire had slipped the leash. After…
