Albo Labor is so bad it’s even dragging down the government
There are two writers whose analysis I try to almost always read – Aaron Patrick in the Fin and Troy…
The carnival in the Capitol
Generally, events that we think are significant will be passed over by historians — much in the same manner as…
Macron’s vaccine ‘citizen panel’ is doomed to fail
France has a problem when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine. Emmanuel Macron’s administration has so far only given out…
How Farage plans to shake up British politics
Right-wing protest politics has just catastrophically over-reached in America, but it is suddenly back in business in Britain. Its dominant…
A prayer for America
Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and…
The real challenge for the real right
Many of us have watched with fascination and horror what has been unfolding in the American capital over the past…
We are living in a NeverTrump fantasy universe
Last July, Cockburn had this to say: ‘Commentators daydream of the moment Trump is dragged out, like Saddam Hussein from…
Only Trump is to blame for the Capitol chaos
On a recent visit to Central Europe I heard a joke that was going around in those parts, as well…
Remove Donald Trump now
Enough is enough. There really is no other way to contextualize perhaps the darkest day for America since airplanes hit…
This is not what a constitutional republic looks like
When a violent mob broke into the Capitol building, they did more than breach the barriers of House and Senate…
Trump is the gravedigger of the GOP
Congratulations, President Trump! It took a while but you’ve finally achieved the American carnage that you purported to descry in…
This scene shows how a democracy ends
This is the house that Trump trashed. The President claimed that the election had been stolen. He pressed elected officials…
The pro-Trump mob are trashing the Republic
Watching television news, captivated by the images of pro-Trump rioters, looters, and frankly losers storm the Capitol building in service…
What’s happened to Trumpism?
Is this the death of mainstream Trumpism? Trump supporters left a peaceful rally near the White House on Wednesday afternoon…
Yes, the energy system is broken – but because of ministers, bureaucrats and regulators rush to renewables
Kerry Schott, head of the Energy Security Board, the most senior of the dozen or so Australian regulatory bodies, is…
America turns left
In the days following the presidential election in November, political centrists reached a hasty verdict. Never mind all the squabbling…
Not so useful idiots?
In the battle of ideas, idiots are seldom useful. Look to Vladimir Lenin, who is reported to have coined the term…
50-50: Democrats to win both Georgia Senate seats
Democrats Revd Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are set to win the Georgia Senate runoffs, several pollsters are projecting. With…
Nancy Pelosi shows: gender is for bigots
Author’s Note: my editor refused to remove his (its) comments. Apologies. Stand and applaud, a great injustice has been corrected…
Trump has given the Democrats a chance in Georgia
Senate runoffs are being held today in Georgia, due to a peculiar state law which says that if no candidate…
It reeks of blasphemy, but might more MP give us better service?
Australian democracy faces a crisis of representation. People feel alienated from our politics and our institutions. Donkey votes are up, minor parties’ votes…
Brexit causes food shortages – in France
Since leaving the EU on 31 December, Britain seems to have somehow avoided the apocalyptic scenarios outlined by those most…
A little fraud goes a long way
Two things seem to be agreed upon by most reasonable people debating the November 3 election. First, there was election…
Boris Johnson isn’t the only one to blame for Britain’s Covid crisis
Britain has suffered one of the world’s highest Covid death tolls and worst Covid recessions. It has managed this abysmal feat…
Why America will have four more years of President Trump
President Trump won the 2020 election. In making such a statement, I know that people will say that I am…
