Elementary, my dear Henry
The superannuation changes are clearly retrospective
Super bad
The Turnbull government is hellbent on introducing changes that are anti-Liberal
Leaving the dance with the one who brought you
Turnbull’s Liberals have forgotten a wise old adage
Del-Conmania
Have you got what it takes to join the latest ‘irrelevant’ conservative political group?
Flagging interest
Given the choice, the Kiwis may end up preferring the Union Jack after all
Fool’s gold
The Australian Law Reform Commission is wrong.
Chasing the latte vote
Across the anglosphere, right of centre parties are ignoring their core supporters
Betting on, er, Trump
The appeal of a rude, narcissistic reality TV star cannot be under-estimated
The road to bigger government spending
‘Off the table’ is no bad thing
Triggs-er warning
The president of the Human Rights Commission must live in a moral galaxy far, far away
Motherhood, apple pie and reform
Changes are not necessarily genuine reform
Pierre’s progeny
The return of a Trudeau promises the start of a Canadian dynasty, and a lot of bouncing taxpayers’ cheques
Cost benefit analysis of a coup
Australia needs to take a careful look at its new PM-slaying political culture
Turnbull vs evolution
Conservative antipathy to Malcolm Turnbull isn’t an economic question, it’s an evolutionary one
I come to praise Tony, not to bury him
Despite the flaws, Tony Abbott was a proper conservative
Raving right-wingery?
Run through the Abbott government’s charge sheet and there’s not much evidence of the ‘rabid’ right
It’s the swill, stupid
The Australian parliamentary system is blocking much-needed
Wrong diagnosis, again
Raising the GST will make the problem worse, not better
Steyin’ alive
What are the odds that one of the world’s best political commentators happens to be an expert on the songs…
Mission impossible
The plan to recognise Indigenous Australians within the Constitution will self destruct after this message...
Big Easy notes
I’m hoping that at least a few readers will be happy to hear that I survived my first ever trip…
Closing young minds
The ‘Lomborg affair’ shows the intellectual bankruptcy of contemporary Australian academia
May day! May day!
Tony Abbott will be in trouble if he doesn’t heed the lessons of two imminent elections where Conservatives are floundering
GSTea Party
The current system of financing the states should be thrown overboard
Hounds or poodles?
On the ongoing Speccie debate - when should conservative commentators attack Abbott (if at all?)
