Bullying for rights ain’t right
A few days ago, council workers in New Orleans tied ropes to a 6-metre bronze statue of General Robert E Lee,…
Dumb celebrities and other Manchester menaces
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in the aftermath of a tragedy a celebrity in a wont of brains (but…
The blunt, brutal truth about house prices
I feel for the Gen Y and the Millennials, I really do. I know that I often mock them for…
Triggser warning
The Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs has finally found freedom of speech she would like to defend – Yassmin…
Budget 2017: the Inigo Montoya game
During the Treasurer’s Budget speech, some of my friends like to play the Budget Bingo, downing a shot for an…
Budget 2017: budget for nothing from the budget tonight
Language constantly evolves to match the evolving society. Words get old and become obsolete, new words come in to enrich…
May Day and the noble worker, sure – but what about the bold entrepreneur?
It’s the first of May, and so I can’t help but remember the May Day marches of my Polish childhood;…
Halal Certification Authority president: white Australian Christians lack compassion
Social media starlet Yassmin Abdel-Magied, she of “Islam is the most feminist religion” and more recently “Lest We Forget [insert…
How China censors your movies
Remember the outrage late last year about Matt Damon playing the lead role in “The Great Wall”? The movie’s trailer…
What are Australian values anyway?
On everyone’s favourite Buzzfeed lite, News.com.au, Malcolm Farr has a go at the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for his stumbling…
Sydney University trashes its brand – yet again
Meet Jay Tharappel, a tutor in human rights (!) at the Sydney University. Jay, as even a casual perusal of his…
We have democratised censorship
The “Infidel” Ayaan Hirsi-Ali is coming to Australia on a speaking tour in April and she will be exercising her…
Blessed are those who don’t give a s***, for they shall inherit the Earth
On the pages of The Sydney Morning Herald (of course), an ANU climate scientist (of course), Sophie Lewis, agonises whether…
Wikileaks, technology and the end of privacy
I’m neither an IT expert nor an intelligence insider (12 years ago when I was publishing the “Good News from…
Sharia and sexism — a sequel
Apparently, criticising or arguing with a woman who thinks that Islam is the most feminist religion is sexist: Business and community leaders…
The Q&A sharia shout-out
The cool and hip, if occasionally shouty, face of young Islam in Australia, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, opines that if sharia law has got some…
Meryl menaced by the Trump terror. Again…
A few weeks after her moral preening and posturing at the Golden Globes, when she portrayed herself and her fellow jet-setting…
I was a teenage white invader
I have a confession to make: I’m one of the invaders. My ancestors did not come to these shores with…
Meryl darling, check your privilege
What is there to say about Meryl Streep’s speech at the Golden Globes that hasn’t been said already? Probably nothing,…
Chrenkoff and the delcon ding-dong
One of my Facebook friends has re-published my piece on The Road to Ruin his wall, and boy, haven’t I…
The Road to Ruin (traveled slowly)
At the beginning of last month, until I was rudely interrupted by a Jordanian hacker, I started writing thoughts on…
Should you tell ABC types the truth about Santa?
The ABC asks all the important questions like “Should you tell your kids the ‘truth’ about Santa?” – and answers them: “Is…
Wong’s fant-Asia
God only knows what Labor’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Senator Penny Wong actually meant by her recent remarks regarding Australia realigning itself with…
Excrement, vaginas and rainbow serpents, oh my!
I have been enjoying a road trip through Tasmania. For an island of startling natural beauty, it is ironic that…
Tony hearts big government?
A mixture of horror, dismay and disappointment amongst my right-wing Facebook friends greeted Tony Abbott’s UK Diary column in this…
