The collapse of the Cambridge Analytica conspiracy theory
So there you have it. Cambridge Analytica was ‘not involved’ in the 2016 EU referendum. The digital marketing firm that…
Kamala Harris forgot who she was debating
Perhaps Senator Kamala Harris would have performed better last night if she had remembered who she was debating. It was…
Could local lockdowns cost Boris Johnson the north?
When the lockdown tiers are announced, it is inevitable that huge swathes of the north will be under much tighter…
The conflict that could spark a war
History repeats itself — but sometimes in reverse. Only a pessimist would have predicted a global pandemic followed by a…
The terror threat inside our prisons
Later today, two men will be sentenced for their part in the attempted murder of a prison officer at high…
Budget 2020: Josh, re-read Reagan
In 1987 a very important volume appeared by economic historian Roberts Higgs entitled Crisis and Leviathan. Although packed with a…
Why Harris vs Pence could be 2020’s most significant debate
‘Who am I? Why am I here?’ That was how Vice Admiral James Stockdale began the 1992 televised vice-presidential debate.…
Bye-bye, oh sweet Eskimo Pie
Stop right there and put down that chocolate-coated ice cream treat! It’s not just sugar that is dripping from those…
What was missing from the vice presidential debate
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris is a former prosecutor. Vice President Mike Pence is a career politician. The debate between…
Pence takes Harris to the cleaners in VP debate
Vice President Mike Pence emerged from the 2020 vice presidential debate Wednesday night with a sound victory over challenger Sen.…
V FOR VICTORY: Liberty wins as Daniel Andrews surrenders over his indefinite detention bill
After calling for the release of the amendments to COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill the Spectator Australia has now received…
Budget 2020: Whatever happened to the Josh Frydenberg who believed in less government?
In the week of the Budget with all the talk about Australia’s finances, one thing is for sure – the endless spendathon has continued. It is no…
Here’s what to expect from VP Pence at tonight’s debate
Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris will square off in Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate in Salt Lake…
The hostages’ president
President Trump has tweeted that, among other things he’s best at, he is ‘the greatest hostage negotiator in the history…
REVEALED: Get set for debt ’til 2080
Australia is unlikely to be debt-free until 2080 as a result of the lockdowns implemented in response to COVID-19. The…
Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid prohibition
So now we know the threshold at which Nicola Sturgeon pulls the trigger. If the number of daily hospital admissions…
Our overstimulated president
Is Donald Trump feeling overstimulated? First he scorned stimulus talks with the Democrats, tweeting on Tuesday afternoon that he was…
Macron’s fight with the far-left over extremism
Emmanuel Macron’s bold declaration last Friday that the Republic will eradicate Islamic extremism appeared to draw a swift response in…
Ministers close to closing northern pubs and restaurants
We are at a critical moment in the second surge of coronavirus. Ministers, scientists and officials are deeply concerned about…
Budget 2020: the wrong type of compassion
Federal Budget day is a political commentators’ wet dream. It’s also a spectator’s sport for any politics junkie watching ABC…
The US election is Joe Biden’s to lose
Donald Trump is back at the White House after a scary three-day stay at the Walter Reed medical complex. For…
BREAKING: Wham, bam, we’ve whacked Dan – and his hateful indefinite detention bill
The Spectator Australia’s campaign against the heinous Covid-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill that attacked the civil liberties and rights of…
Budget 2020: too much spending, too little reform
The Budget is too focused on the short-term, too heavy on spending and too light on permanent structural reform, Centre…
If Labor ever wants to be trusted with the economy, then Labor MPs should learn how tax rates work
The federal budget’s failure to fund adult remedial math will surely hurt the future prospects of Labor MP Joanne Ryan.…
The(ir) ABC’s gimmicky gotcha budget broadcast
In her post-budget interview with Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, ABC 7.30 anchor, Leigh Sales, seriously embarrassed herself and her viewers. Sales…
