Letter of the law
In Competition No. 3170, a challenge inspired by Shelley’s assertion that ‘poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world’, you…
Their Majesties the Presidents
For anyone who’s a little bit worried about the current state of the Union, Andrew Gimson’s book is a godsend.…
Justice for Generation X
Long before her Senate confirmation hearings, we knew Judge Amy Coney Barrett was smart. A Supreme Court clerkship and prolific…
The rise of the left-wing language police
This week, after many hours of questioning during the Senate hearings deciding her nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett used the…
How likely is the NHS to be overwhelmed by Covid?
Over the summer, NHS chiefs were told not to worry too much about a second wave because the £12 billion test-and-trace would…
How the Grey Lady went dark on Victorians’ civil rights
If you’re one of the five million people chafing under the Victorian governments unreasonable, unjustified and irrational restrictions at the…
An interview with the virus
Editor’s note: The Spectator Australia’s own Ian Hanke has conducted an exclusive interview with the Covid-19 virus following allegations earlier…
Trump won’t admit it, but he’s in trouble
President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden were supposed to debate in front of the American public last…
Behind the social-media blackout of Biden family corruption
Hunter Biden is now the subject of multiple stories involving serious corruption. Whether he committed any crimes is a question…
You’re only focused on case numbers, Dan? Here are the shocking stats showing why lockdown must end now
On 10 October, during his daily press conference, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said, “The only numbers I’m focused on is…
Twitter taps out
There is a truth universally acknowledged that when Twitter mucks around with its shadowy algorithms, the whole platform reaches censorship…
Angry Burnham takes on No. 10
Keir Starmer has made life difficult for Boris Johnson this week with his demand for a circuit-breaker lockdown. But the…
Battle for the boomers
This year’s presidential election may see a new pattern that may prove disastrous for the GOP. Former vice president Joe…
How Daniel Andrews added another $400 million to the power bill
The Andrews Government is not telling us but it looks like they’ve lost the taxpayer some $400 million in long…
Boris’s Covid balancing act is getting harder
I’m pro-cake and pro-eating it’, Boris Johnson used to quip. But now he is in a hideously difficult position as…
Covid second wave sparks European parliament bust-up
The Covid second wave is hitting Europe, so the European parliament has decided not to up sticks from Brussels and decamp…
If Biden wins, who will govern?
Joe Biden started spouting nonsense about his background again this week. Trying to sound all man of the people, he…
Dear Mr Murdoch, please help us put your journos out of work
Abuse being hurled at media mogul Rupert Murdoch is nothing new. But using his own newspapers to criticise him? Looks…
Boris’s Covid policy is finally starting to make some sense
Boris Johnson probably thought he emerged from Prime Minister’s Questions this week having maximised his freedom of manoeuvre in the battle…
Brexiteers beware – a bad deal is still a real risk
The UK’s negotiating efforts with the EU this year have been dramatically better than under the May administration. But a…
The dictionary is now a political weapon
The dictionary is now a political weapon, edited at will by sanctimonious progressives in order to dominate their ideological opponents.…
Chairman Dan, tribune of the former workers
The September unemployment figures are out — and we can clearly see results of the champion efforts of Daniel Andrews…
How good are today’s talking points?
The Prime Minister’s Office was so pleased with today’s talking points that they sent them out to the media —…
Hunter Biden and the Big Tech information coup
There is nothing to see. In 2014, Hunter Biden joined the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma on a…
Liberals don’t need their own QAnon
A general rule of thumb: when something seems too good to be true, it typically is. That often doesn’t stop…
