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The cost of skipping democracy
In July 2024, the Democratic Party faced a pivotal moment when President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, endorsing…
Would you like fries with that?
Last week, I was interviewed by Bill Mitchell as part of the run-up to the US election. It always seems…
Petricide: the killing of Peanut and Fred
Cruelty to animals is linked to criminal behaviour and is an indicator of future violence toward humans. FBI investigators have…
Teachers as tradies
‘What is the difference between an hourly rate and a salary Dad?’ asked the inquisitive teenager. His quiet and thoughtful…
Starmer’s Britain is a death cult
It was Nietzsche who described the ‘fin de siècle’ era of the 19th Century as one of ‘nihilism’. With the…
The Harris campaign cannot resist Trump’s ‘protect women’ bait
Once again Trump has demonstrated his genius for political promotion by decorating a simple, solid, positive message aimed at undecided…
Buzz Aldrin’s Trump endorsement matters
There are celebrity endorsements – and then there is Buzz Aldrin. Instead of being endorsed by the dregs of Hollywood,…
The Ron Paul masterstroke
In what’s shaping up to be the most audacious political upheaval since Argentina’s very own libertarian lion, Javier Milei, exclaimed…
The nuclear disconnect in Australia holds us back
As Australia’s nuclear debate heats up, the stark contrast between our approach and that of nations like Canada grows more…
Twenty truths from the Rogan-Vance interview which show the Old Left is the New Right
We are currently living in a time where the old-Left are now the centre-Right. That’s because more and more people…
Whistleblower police
The feminists have it all sewn up. All it took was very effective bullying of politicians to have draconian legislation…
Academic elites and the status quo
Western universities have often prided themselves on being places of open debate, where all viewpoints could be heard, criticised, and…
The path to falling university rankings is paved with bureaucratic intentions
Regulation of speech leads to regulation of thought
Values, ethics: what’s the difference?
In response to a decision by Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, not to endorse a Presidential candidate,…
Albo’s flight upgrade saga reflects self-entitlement culture
We are living in an age of self-entitlement. Former AFR columnist Joe Aston’s ‘story about power in the shadows’ has…
Once we were…
The Guinness Book of Records was a big thing in the 1970s. Every house had a copy. The book contained all…
Queensland: free of Labor, but not yet free
Allow me to offer my congratulations to the people of Queensland. We have freed ourselves from the inexcusable abuse perpetrated…
Will this election Make America Cheat Again?
‘Who could imagine that Kamala has any support … are Americans asleep?’ Or so read the text message from a…
The Covid Inquiry
Much of the responsibility for the Covid controversy has remained buried, particularly the role of medical advice and its use…
Grifting Greens became the regime
Like all good revolutions, the Greens’ attempt has ended with a fatal, self-inflicted wound. What started as a positive, well-meaning,…
The final hoax
Betting markets have firmed decisively in Trump’s favour; polls are tightening and trending towards the former President; and Harris’ campaign…
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