Follow my leader
On the subject of leadership, the Athenian soldier, historian, biographer and essayist Xenophon (c. 430-354 BC) had much to say,…
CNN broadcasts BDSM
Did anyone else catch the sordid humiliation porn screened on CNN Thursday? The nine-minute clip featured a MILF-cum-dominatrix who works…
The progressive imperialism of Keir Starmer’s Palestine policy
There are two ways to look at Sir Keir Starmer’s call for the Prime Minister ‘to press for a renewed…
Exclusive: Congressman seeks to ban China from purchasing US land
Texas congressman Chip Roy is introducing legislation Friday to ban members of the Chinese Communist party from purchasing American land,…
Is it time to end the G7 spouse circus?
Turn on any television news broadcast and peruse any news stand on the eve of the G7 summit, and what…
Macron is wrong. Nato must stand up to China
Joe Biden wants to use his visit to Europe for the G7 summit and the Nato meeting to rally democracies…
Why the Oxford Queen portrait row matters
The sheer scale of the outrage over Magdalen College Oxford electing to remove a portrait of the Queen from the…
Martin Luther King as a Trojan horse
Martin Luther King Jr. is a Trojan horse. Ask yourself, what happens when the conflict between Western Civilisation and the…
No philanthropy, thanks, we’re leftists
The other day, Alexandria “She Guevara” Ocasio Cortez took to Twitter to complain how her “abuela” (grandma) in Puerto Rico…
The King Cnuts of coronavirus
In eleventh century England, King Cnut was told by his admiring courtiers that ‘there is nothing on earth that dares…
Greta Thunberg doesn’t like you
Dorian Lynskey recently wrote a piece celebrating Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday entitled ‘Bob Dylan doesn’t like you‘. The article highlighted the disdain…
Two reasons why Andy Haldane is right to worry about inflation
Companies are facing critical shortages of staff. Commodity prices keep spiking upwards. Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented…
Biden proves that Trump was a true British ally
Now that Joe Biden has landed, many Brits may now be realising what a stalwart friend you had in Trump. Within minutes…
Won’t someone please think of the billionaires?
As that peerless philosopher of the 20th century Marvin Gaye once pointed out, there are three things in life of…
Report: Park Police didn’t clear Lafayette Park for a Trump photo op
A government watchdog confirmed US Park Police did not disperse Black Lives Matter protesters from a park outside the White…
What is the purpose of our universities?
Australia’s universities need to spend less time focussing on research and international students, and more time improving and safeguarding the educational…
James and Kathryn Murdoch exposed as left-wing mega-donors
It is no secret that James Murdoch, the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn have supported…
Joe Biden doesn’t understand Northern Ireland
Even a pessimist could be forgiven for being surprised by Joe ‘I’m Irish’ Biden’s ham-fisted intervention in the ongoing row…
Maya Forstater’s win is a victory for rational thinking
At her employment tribunal, two years ago, Maya Forstater was toldthat her views ‘were not worthy of respect in a…
Fighting for the truth about the Reef
It is an injustice that turtles are blown up in the Gulf of Mexico because American oil companies choose a…
Which New York Times staffers are worth fighting for?
The New York Times fiercely defended editorial board member Mara Gay this week after she faced ridicule on Twitter for…
Orwell in Danandrewstan
George Orwell must be looking down on the state of Victoria, rueing his lack of imagination. As dark as Orwell’s…
Australia must teach Britain to be brave on trade
In 2016, Boris Johnson bemoaned Brussels’ influence, and correctly identified the need for a post-Brexit Britain to make many free trade…
ScoMo is no Marcus Aurelius
Fans of Outsiders – Sky’s best current affairs program – will recall Ross Cameron and his love of the great Roman Emperor…
Three corona updates
In the race to stupidity by the Australian state chief health officers, the three stellar performers, far ahead of all…
