Artemis foul? The future of space has a distinct Musk about it
On Wednesday, NASA lit the fuse on its Artemis II rocket, and the world watched four astronauts begin the first…
An appraisal of judicial vulgarity
If you follow the courts, you will certainly have come across Olympus Spa v. Armstrong. On March 12, the Court of Appeals for the…
Why Pakistan is brokering peace in Iran
Pakistan, the world’s only Muslim nuclear power, has traditionally been an international sideshow. No longer. The country has reportedly been…
Three minutes of absolutely nothing
In 1979, US President Jimmy Carter went on national television during an oil crisis and delivered a 32-minute address diagnosing…
Easter optimism
Regardless of one’s faith or religious convictions, Easter and Passover are always a time for reflecting on the concepts of…
Brown study
I watched on Tuesday the appearance at the National Press Club of the Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Dr Hillel Neuman.…
Cold wars
The US military might be the most powerful in the world but it has fallen dangerously behind in one of…
Deaths in the mind
It’s strange the way certain deaths stay in the mind perhaps because of the fascination and interconnection of the lives…
Aussie life
The middle-class leftist activism that you now encounter every day in Australia and the West has a major flaw. It…
Who would ever run a marathon?
Like many good ideas, the London marathon was conceived over a drink in a pub. Inspired by their experience running…
Food to slake boredom: Le Café by Nicolas Rouzaud reviewed
Burlington Arcade on Piccadilly has a caff down from Charbonnel et Walker, where you can buy a box of chocolates…
It’s time to let go of Tiger Woods
It’s not the newest joke in the world, but worth a quick rerun right now after the latest in a…
What if the UK hadn’t voted for Brexit?
Someone in Brussels has a sense of humour. One of the euro elves let it be known this week that…
