Why can’t Canberra be more like Florida?
On Monday 4 October, after 245 days, Melbourne claimed the decidedly unwelcome record of the longest locked-down city in the world. On…
It’s no wonder young people have ‘eco-anxiety’
Is it any wonder that children and young adults are going down with ‘eco-anxiety’ , as claimed in an opinion…
Trudeau’s troubles with LGBT+ acronyms
Justin Trudeau likes to present him as the wokest leader in all the west. The Canadian PM has suffered numerous…
Will someone please explain to Daniel Andrews he can’t sack a judge who isn’t double-jabbed
The first of October 2021 will go down in history as a belter of a day in Australian politics. The…
Build Back Boris!
As a clarion call, a sounding of hosannas, a piece of fiery rhetoric to hold puissance over the soul of…
I am a woman – and proud of it
I am a woman. I am not a uterus-holder, a vulva-owner, a person with a front-hole or a body with…
Taiwan could spark a war between America and China
Some time between now and the next 10 years war between the United States and Communist China is certain. The…
Exclusive: Trump blasts Biden on Critical Race Theory – and much, much more
President Donald Trump spoke exclusively with Amber Athey, The Spectator’s Washington editor, via phone on Wednesday. The interview covered a range of…
Journalists want health officials to run the country?
Our media is in thrall to the busybody worrywarts of the public health bureaucracy. From the Sydney Morning Herald from earlier…
Audits restore faith in elections
Election audits of the 2020 election are under attack in the media. It’s easy to see why some calls for…
Is Facebook really on the ropes?
It may be counter-intuitive, but American investigative and Pulitzer winning journalist Glenn Greenwald makes a strong argument that paints Facebook…
The danger of ‘luxury beliefs’
“Luxury beliefs” are all the rage in elite circles. Rob Henderson, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge who…
Levelling up is Johnsonian cakeism
Until this morning, few people in Britain will have heard of the works of Wilfredo Pareto (1848-1923). Now, thanks to…
Boris is sprawling across the centre ground
That was the most Boris Johnson speech imaginable. His supporters at party conference will have lapped it up, they certainly…
Help! I don’t know what a cervix is
With all this talk of private parts, the political has now gotten very personal. Recently, I was having an argument…
Gladys Berejiklian is not a victim
Not everyone buys into the whole, ‘poor Gladys betrayed by a dodgy boyfriend’ line. No one should… As Premier, Gladys…
The Facebook empire is beginning to crumble
When empires crumble they slide slowly at first, then the temple walls come crashing down. Facebook is not quite at…
Covid-19 and Hobbes vs Locke
As we inch towards learning to live with Covid, it is common to hear it said that the government is granting us more…
A short history of political violence
The ugly attack on Iain Duncan Smith by five protestors at the Tory conference in Manchester has been widely seen…
They’re only words
If we apply the Bee Gees standard to the Victorian Premier, then Daniel Andrews is in strife. In 1969 –…
Biden stole Donald Trump’s foreign policy
When President Donald Trump in 2020 signed a trade deal with China after years of escalatory tariffs, then-presidential candidate Joe…
Liz Cheney is running scared in Wyoming
Last Wednesday, Rep. Liz Cheney seized the opportunity during a House Armed Services Committee hearing to apologize to Gen. Mark…
One of Washington’s best bars returns
Cockburn has rarely met a pub he didn’t like, though plenty of pubs haven’t taken a liking to Cockburn. Fortunately,…
Perrottet’s first task is to restore our democracy
Dominic Perrottet is known as a man of principle. His first test will be to see if he believes in our…
There’s something missing from Adam Bandt’s office
Adam Bandt’s Melbourne inner-city office is on the market, a kind reader has let us know. The building is as…
