Going the full Kafka on free speech
It was Franz Kafka—the famous twentieth-century German writer—who once said, “Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of…
The Gilead crusade?
Reverend Dr Michael Bird of Ridley College, Melbourne, is an accomplished author for The Spectator Australia as well as academically…
Free speech now carries a hefty price tag
What happened to Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux in Melbourne over the weekend is a potent example of how free…
Thank you, Ms Ford – if you’ve finished
For feminists like Clementine Ford, it seems that absolutely everything is about gender, even when the evidence tells a different…
Could this be the end of Roe vs Wade?
Well, President Trump continues to defy his critics’ dire predictions of economic catastrophe and political Armageddon. First, there is the…
The big British babies bawling about Trump – and tantrum tyranny
It seems that one of the things which people on the left fear most is being taken over by some…
How the ABC’s facile feminists boost the baser instincts
One of Australia’s least funny comedians, Tom Ballard, is at it again. No, not of being accused of sexual assault—a…
Whatever happened to that same-sex marriage boom?
Now that all the glitter has settled after last year’s non-binding voluntary postal survey—remember, we couldn’t be trusted to have…
Do the Greens go for pre-teen sexts?
It’s now official. The world has gone completely mad and the Greens have so utterly lost the plot politically that…
The Ramsay Centre? It’s still all Tony Abbott’s fault, apparently
I must say, Peter van Onselen is doing nothing for the editorial standards over at The Australian at the moment…
Religion, repentance and refugees
Tonight, in the national capital, Brian Douglas, the Rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church at Manuka and the Archdeacon on…
When the left became louche
I discovered a new word this week: ‘louche’. Just in case you hadn’t heard of it before either, according to…
Dorothy Hewett: even libertines need limits
Dorothy Hewett is the perfect illustration of what happens when feminism turns feral. The Sydney Morning Herald has said that…
Has Dark Mofo lost its mojo?
Dark Mofo is one of those pretentious displays of artistic expression that make most people roll their eyes and sigh.…
Abbott was right to fight the left
Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott is blamed for nearly everything these days. Higher rates of suicide amongst LGBTIQ youth,…
Why is the ANU afraid of what made us great?
The Australian National University is so ashamed of our own cultural heritage that they have refused to offer a degree…
The double standards of our cultural czars
If you were still in any doubt as to there being an unwritten double standard currently operating throughout the Western…
Pirate Pete’s “fitzocrisy”
Some of the arguments that Peter FitzSimons makes has me thinking that there might just be a “multiverse” after all.…
The lost soul of western civilisation
Well, the wedding of the year has come and gone. The pomp and pageantry is starting to fade. And the…
The Arrogant Broadcasting Corporation
It seems that Emma Alberici, the ABC’s chief economic correspondent, has just been schooled. According to The Australian, Alberici proceeded…
Ten religious reasons against climate change
Many in politics, as well as in the media, are unaware that there is a growing number of Christians who…
When paedophilia is just dandy
Tim Winton’s prize-winning novel Breath has recently opened in Australian cinemas to rave reviews, with The Monthly claiming that, “Simon…
A Wolf in wolf’s clothing
I was sitting at my desk, ruminating on what to make of the whole Michelle Wolf fiasco, when my 14-year-old…
Can war be just?
The recent furore over the use of “death iconography” by the current Chief of Army raises important questions as to…
Cook’s contribution to civilisation
In a decision that will send many of the Left fleeing to the nearest safe place—i.e. Twitter—to find solace against…