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Savagely original Shakespeare
Enraged by African-American deaths, Peter Sellars channels his art into dance and re-interpreting the classics
Ayatollahwatch
The Dalai Lama, the Pope and the Ayatollah Khameini walk into a press conference … The Dalai Lama re-affirms his…
Don’t mention the mosque
Mental gymnastics are the order of the day for those who can’t bring themselves to mention terrorism
Replacing Churchill with Chamberlain
In dangerous times, some nations replace weak leaders with strong. Here we do it the other way round
Closing time at the Zoo
We have entered a new prudish, illiberal era
Malcolm’s Muslim makeover
Glossing over extremist ideologies within the Islamic community will only entrench them further
A whiff of WA Inc
WA Inc. remains a noisome memory from the 1980s as the worst political scandal in WA politics and one of…
Mindless conformism
Student politics is a rough and tumble affair. I thoroughly enjoyed the fierce ideological battles from my student politics days…
Voting Shambles
‘Reform’, a busy word, is generally thought of as synonymous with improvement. But when the opposite applies, it leads to…
Tony’s Shy Tories
Malcolm Turnbull is fooling himself if he doesn’t recognise the silent support for Tony Abbott
Someone’s knockin’ at the door…
Two recent cases highlight the inconsistencies of who we choose to let in
Lolita turns 60
In the era of ‘trigger warnings’ and PC censorship, would Lolita be as seductive today?
Domestic violence beat up
The feminist-approved, media-driven ‘gender’ agenda is ignoring where the real problems lie
Lord High Protector
The Liberal party has fallen into the hands of kleptoparasites
The Last of the Conservatives
Has the poll-driven Turnbull coup put paid to conservative economic reform in Australia?
Recognise we’re right and you’re wrong
The taxpayer-funded Recognition movement has trouble accepting diversity of opinion
10 steps to solving the refugee crisis
Calls to solve the Middle East refugee crisis have been loud but vague; so here’s my guide to dealing with…
Not so splendid chappies
The schools chaplaincy program pits government funding against religious freedom
Turnbull vs evolution
Conservative antipathy to Malcolm Turnbull isn’t an economic question, it’s an evolutionary one
Desperately seeking Pax Americana
As Russia and Iran plot to reshape the Middle East in their image, a neutered Obama sits on his hands
King Cnut
Will Malcolm Turnbull be able to hold back the rising tide of illiberal liberalism?
Why I support BDS
My response to Alex Ryvchin’s Speccie article ‘Radio Gaga’
Manicurist nation
Our thuggish unions are no better than American beauty salons
Aux bien pensants
If Malcolm Turnbull is remembered for anything, it will be for his supreme act of treachery in bringing down a…
On books and pollies
I am a lover of books. Reading has been one of the great pleasures of my life. In some ways,…
