Ok, Twitter. Let’s just get this straight…
Ok, Twitter. Let’s just get this straight… You take down a New York Post article on Hunter Biden — effectively…
China is deliberately singling out Australia to intimidate the region
Yesterday’s ugly, viciously confrontational Chinese tweet insulting Australia has been instructive to onlookers. Flat White asked a seasoned Asian diplomat…
The baffling Georgia boycott effort
Right-wingers on social media are calling for Trump supporters to refuse to vote for Republican candidates Kelly Loeffler and David…
This is why you don’t toss the keys to the bureaucracy
In April, the South Australian Parliament passed the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020, an Act designed to “make various temporary modifications of the law…
The Trump presidency’s funniest moments
Is it too early to wax nostalgic about the hilarity of the Trump years? Could Trump somehow — somehow —…
Covid is a nightmare for libertarian Tories
These are confusing times for all of us. But for small-government libertarian Tories, Covid-19 is all their worst nightmares compressed…
Why Egypt’s brutal regime is cracking down on critics
History is accelerating in the Middle East once more. Nuclear scientists are dying in Iran; and again, in Egypt, the…
Melania’s au revoir to Christmas
Washington DC It’s still dark outside and dumping rain as the media waits for the annual White House Holiday Decor…
Is a no-deal Brexit underpriced?
As Brexit talks enter what is expected to be the last full week of substantive negotiations, opposition leaders are blasting the government…
Australia’s premiers: the fear mongrels
Anything can be characterised as a threat to national security under China’s recently introduced laws in Hong Kong. It’s a…
Deconstructing Trump hatred ahead of 2024
Why is Donald Trump the most loved and hated president since Abraham Lincoln? At face value, the left’s hatred for…
The Greens: the seasons are now Autumn, Winter, Spring and Climate Change
The Greens are blaming their political opponents for summer. Of course, summer happens around this time in Australia every year.…
Why we should close down Canberra
The go-to quote for the illiberal intelligentsia to justify their suppression of speech comes from US Supreme Court Justice Oliver…
Libertarians suck
Everyone knew some husky chap in college who smelled like onions and called himself a libertarian. He may or may not have worn…
Why the Treasury always wins
One of the abiding flaws of British political discourse is that it overlooks the importance of organisation and institutions. The…
Victoria offers all the help in the world to enter LGBT life, but wants to ban receiving help to leave it
Last week Victoria introduced ‘must stay gay and trans’ legislation to parliament. While the bill outlaws already illegal monstrosities such…
Maradona should warn us: excusing our sports stars’ bad behaviour has become an Australian pastime
Last week, I received a blunt text message. “Maradona. Should be a lesson to every child.” In other words, a…
Dictator Dan is still mad on muzzles
Daniel Andrews has celebrated zero cases of coronavirus and a month of no community transmissions by mask-shaming long-suffering Victorians. “Good…
Why Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed now
Yesterday afternoon someone assassinated yet another scientist working on Iran’s nuclear programme. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh headed up the ministry of defence’s…
French republicanism confounds American progressives
Can an entire country sue for libel? If so, France would have a strong suit against swathes of the American…
Are the Tories still the party of Sound Money?
When Philip Hammond delivered a notably parsimonious Spring Budget statement in 2017, his predecessor George Osborne put out a congratulatory…
The Visegrád bloc are threatening to tear apart the EU
The bad boys of Europe are at it again. The EU has been attempting to tie budget funds to members…
Why I can no longer police the coronavirus restrictions
Earlier this month I resigned as a Special Constable, after serving for ten years as a volunteer officer in three…
Pillars tremble
At what point do conservatives within the Morrison government say ‘enough is enough’? The ever-leftwards drift of the party once…
