Have I grown out of my dyslexia?
I am 11 years old and in an English class. My teacher asks who wants to read out a passage…
Why was Trump the first to address the ideological battle in universities?
The Trump Administration’s survey requesting information about US-funded research at Australian universities was full of questions our own politicians should…
Trump is playing a high-stakes game of international poker
On what he called “Liberation Day,” President Trump announced a new tariff schedule. While the markets had been up in…
Mandatory climate laws
In a must-read article this week, former Liberal party senator and senior advisor to John Howard, Michael Baume, identifies for…
Australian notes
This week I’d like to address a few recent examples that demonstrate the slow but steady downfall of Western culture…
The sin of TDS
You almost have to admire the nerve, the gall, the sheer chutzpah. Here we have a book about the mental…
Unsurpassable
It’s a weird connection but they say Donald Trump is devoted to his presidential predecessor Andrew Jackson who was popular…
Aussie life
It’s hard to imagine climate fanatics smashing roof-loads of solar panels, gluing themselves to wind turbines or scrawling offensive semi-literate…
Language
Are you a ‘pejorist’? I wouldn’t blame you if you were. I am currently reading Melanie Phillips’ brilliant book The…
The Pinochet affair: the pursuit of a Chilean dictator
A fast and compelling account of what happened when the retired general came to London in the late 1990s for an operation, by a lawyer closely involved in the case
Britain needs a Rearmament Isa
The City’s self-styled ‘cheerleader in chief’, Lord Mayor Alastair King, on a recent visit to Beijing and Shanghai found leading…
Is Britain ready for a patriotic theme park?
It is the early 9th century. Peace reigns in a small French village as they prepare for a wedding. Garlands…
AI will never write good fiction
Sam Altman, Dark Lord of Chatbots (or the CEO of OpenAI as he is more conventionally known), has released another…
Visit the King’s Head Theatre for one of the greatest theatrical surprises of the year
Amanda Abbington’s new show is heavily indebted to Noël Coward’s Hay Fever.Coward’s early play follows the tribulations of the superficial…
The day Bangkok crumbled
Last Friday I was on my 15th-floor balcony with an early afternoon coffee, watching dogs play among the banana trees…
