In an article published here some weeks back, I criticised those self-described conservatives who drone on endlessly about the diabolical alt-right, armed only with a couple of New York Times articles and a pathological desire to kiss pinko bunghole.

Many thanks to Mr Ted Lapkin for proving my point.

I don’t really blame Teddy for wanting to broadcast his intellectual squeamishness in these august pages, which have long served as Australia’s first line of offence against the tyranny of political correctness.