Joe Biden’s sacrificial presidency
The worst kept secret in Washington, DC is that Joe Biden is a one-term president — whether he knows it…
#DanIsWobbling?
Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the Politbureau of Danandrewstan meets. Today’s concessions on the Pandemic Bill…
Prince Harry declares war on disinformation
Democracy is in crisis, faith in institutions is at an all-time low. The public’s trust in our leaders has collapsed;…
Why aren’t we more horrified by the Liverpool bombing?
Back when the West was still pretending to fight the ‘war on terror’, Martin Amis made an observation about the…
Women don’t ‘consent’ to their own deaths
A ruling by the Court of Appeal last week has further enshrined the notion that women can consent to their…
Dateline Glasgow: India and China save Australia’s bacon (and coal industry)
COP26 in Glasgow has ended in the manner largely predicted at the outset: with an ambiguously worded ‘Glasgow Pact’ containing…
Macron and Barnier chase the nationalist vote
For centrists of a certain age, few names are more likely to tug the heartstrings than Emmanuel Macron and Michel…
Shell’s Dutch departure is a vote of confidence in Brexit Britain
The City was meant to be hollowed out. Shortages would cripple the economy. And major multinationals would move their headquarters,…
Should Covid booster jabs be rolled out to the over-40s?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended that Covid booster jabs be offered to people in their forties,…
The sleaze row isn’t finished yet
Number 10 will have been relieved that the weekend did not bring new stories about Conservative MPs raking in lots…
Rest in peace, Wilbur Smith
A sparrow falls. The death of Wilbur Smith at the weekend deprives the world of one of the great luminaries…
Andrews pandemic powers push voters over the edge
As Victorian voters show early signs of recovery from their 262 days in lockdown Daniel Andrews’ Spring Street outfit is…
The Liberals. The shrinking tribe
Before there were countries, there were tribes. In politics, there still is. Almost everyone identifies with a particular political tribe and, if even if one’s primary tribe is not one…
Is the Trump/Russia collusion hoax about to be exposed?
Ultimately, I suspect, John Durham will break your heart. At least, he will if you think, as I once hoped,…
Would voluntary voting drain the Canberra swamp?
Politicians are paid to fight on behalf of their voters but Australian legislation electoral laws major parties a lazy way…
Steve Bannon’s indictment tightens the noose
Congressman Adam Schiff is crowing. “It’s very positive,” he said on Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press about the indictment of…
Putin’s plan for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s message was as clear — and familiar — as his method. The Kremlin has begun another major build-up of troops…
Why does the ABC say Thailand’s vile sex trade needs support post-Covid?
The ABC has run a piece that appears to lament the struggling sex industry in Thailand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It wistfully…
Is ScoMo really enjoying a conservative revival?
Scott Morrison is winning back support from conservative voters? That’s how the improvement in the Coalition’s primary vote in today’s…
Boris COPs up his host city
And so COP26 ended, not so much with a bang, but rather a whimper. Alok Sharma’s tears aside, there was…
Biden isn’t FDR
With Biden sliding to 38 per cent approval in the polls, it’s finally time for everyone to stop calling him…
Liverpool explosion: what we know so far
Britain has been subjected to another suspected terror attack, just as the nation fell silent for the annual Remembrance Sunday…
A cheap bottle of Perrottet
Yikes. There are political mistakes, and then there is Dominic Perrottet. What was tentatively hoped to be a stroke of genius…
I thought the left supported freedom
Not too long ago the left was all about freedom, individual choice, resistance to authority and the State, and full-on…
Joe Biden and the realities of the N-word
“If you didn’t vote for Biden, you ain’t black,” tweeted 2020 Florida Republican congressional candidate Lavern Spicer on Thursday, “I…
