What the Aukus pact says about Britain’s foreign policy
While the foreign secretary changed in the last 24 hours, the most important announcement regarding the direction of UK foreign…
Is Harry and Meghan’s Time profile a parody?
Of course the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are named in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021. And…
Macron’s ambitions have been torpedoed by Aukus
Today France is outraged. First, explicitly because Australia has broken a large contract to have a French company design their…
Covid: time for our leaders to remember freedom has never been free
Australia’s leaders should take note: sometimes, doing the hard thing is worth considering. The easy thing is to wield one’s…
Boris Johnson’s government shake-up continues
After a rather quiet day, the reshuffle is back on, and Boris Johnson is proving to be even more brutal…
Jeopardy! is in trouble
THIS…iiiiiis Jeopardy! And it’s time now for today’s final answer. This pack of gibbering monsters is witlessly tearing down everything…
How long can the CCP dominate China?
The Chinese Communist Party is at the peak of its power as it enters its second century. But how long can it…
Should we listen to Shamima Begum’s verdict on the hijab?
What should one make of Shamima Begum’s appearance on Good Morning Britain? The London schoolgirl left the UK in 2015 to…
Can we talk about Emma Raducanu’s Christianity?
I’ve just been looking at photographs of Emma Raducanu again, this time focusing on her upper chest. She usually wears…
Time to show us the light at the end of the tunnel, Dan
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (aka Chairman Dan) after over a year and a half has finally offered to provide…
No one elected Mark Milley
A coup by any other name and maybe even a little light treason. Those are the accusations flying over revelations…
Finally, some sense on subs
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has long signalled he was open to ending a ban on nuclear power in Australia. He…
Will Biden deal with the Taliban?
When President Joe Biden tapped longtime aide Antony Blinken to be his secretary of state last November, Blinken landed his…
Gavin Newsom won in California, but so did Trumpism
The California dream turned into a nightmare for Republicans on Tuesday night after a blowout victory saved the formerly embattled…
Local leftists think Joe Biden’s senility is a scream
Less than 35 years ago the Australian left — and their colleagues around the world — were always warning us…
Afghanistan and climate change: the West’s twin failures
The West’s humiliation in Afghanistan has an older brother: climate change. As siblings, the two share characteristics, most obviously an…
Harry and Meghan named world’s most influential icons
It’s still some months until awards season gears up but Mr S is happy to announce this year’s winner of the…
Saigon’s sequel: Afghanistan and the failed lessons of Vietnam
The greatest American defeat of modern times was — until very recently — Vietnam. The fundamental reason for the debacle…
Will vaccinating teenagers really prevent disruption to schools?
After the JCVI recommended against offering vaccines to children aged 12 to 15 on health grounds, the government asked the…
South Australia’s Covid app: the last straw
Communist China is amassing unrivalled amounts of individual and company data as part of its plans to build a “social…
Macron is playing Eric Zemmour’s tune
In a big speech yesterday, Macron presented himself in almost Nixonian terms as guardian of law and order. He said…
Can doctors be ‘neutral’ on assisted dying?
The British Medical Association (BMA) has dropped its opposition to assisted dying after a landmark vote. In doing so, it…
Boris Johnson’s reshuffle, as it happened
Boris Johnson’s long-awaited cabinet reshuffle is over (at least for today). After weeks of rumours that the Prime Minister would…
Make choking women bad again
I am going to comment on a fight I didn’t watch — I’m not sorry, can’t bear to watch. I…
The vanishing presidency
Joe Biden is beginning to feel like an ex-president after only nine months in office. The last two Democrats to occupy…
