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Socrates, the poets and the deplorables
Everyone who has ever read or even started to read Plato’s Republic, the philosophical text by that dead white male…
Scorning our wealth
Back in the chaotic dying days of the Whitlam-Cairns-Connor government, Canberra was buzzing with Rex Connor’s grand plans for a…
Newspoll, schmoozepoll
Australian voters need to ignore the mainstream media’s obsession with political polls. They’re desperate for something to write about, and…
At least the au pairs don’t want subsidised housing
A pretty young woman asking a favour, a deputy prime minister pleased to grant it – we’re looking back in…
Multiculturalism works; multivaluism doesn’t
Every sentient being on the surface of the earth is now presumably familiar with the perennial need for more and…
The Honey Badger, The Block — and Ronald Reagan
On the Other Channel, The Block contestants have what is called their ‘hero piece’. This is when you furnish your…
Twenty ideas for a Morrison government
When Bill Shorten lost the last election he did a victory lap around Australia. He knew that if he could…
Sinking funds, not sinking islands
It’s good to see that Marise Payne has stepped into Julie Bishop’s shoes so deftly and is now humouring the…
Great to see Fairfax journos exploring new careers
Great to see Fairfax journalists exploring new career options. It’s even better — given Fairfax’s predilection for indulging whingers —…
The week in the world of MISANDRY
A quick peek at what’s going on the flip side of feminism – because it’s all about women. Sarah Hanson…
Only in Victoria does government rationalise victim-blaming like this.
I highly respect the police. I believe in the law. But when the laws are unjust, and naturally the laws…
Our army did not fight “frontier wars”
The Australian Army commemorates March 1, 1901, as its official foundation date. This day had particular military significance in South…
Are sexy selfies a sign of oppression?
With all those bedroom eyes, duckfaces and cleavages splattered all over Instagram, Facebook and other social media — not to…
Trump Derangement Syndrome and the end of the West
If we assume for the moment that the zenith of Western Civilisation since at least the fourth century BC has…
ScoMo, scrap Snowy 2.0
Only politicians could think it’s a good idea to spend billions of dollars pumping water uphill to generate electricity in…
So what will you do about “gender whisperers”, Prime Minister?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said earlier this week that the reason why he has chosen to send his daughters to…
It’s easier to buy votes than sell policies
What do Scott Morrison and Vladimir Putin have in common? For one thing, they’ve both backed down from proposals to…
Dr Gillard shares gender gems
It’s been a busy few weeks for Julia Gillard. Fresh from scoring her Honorary Doctorate from Curtin University for her…
Down in the polls — but still up for it?
In February this year Malcolm Turnbull banned ‘the bonk’ between ministers and their staff in a desperate bid to distance…
Immigration: practice please, not theory
When Steve Bannon, President Trump’s former strategist, described Australia on Your ABC as the “canary in the mineshaft”; that it…
Dutton falls foul of the fembots
For a mob obsessed with complaining they don’t want to do all the housework feminists are strangely fixated on packing.…
Never Mind the Bollocks
A regular feature on nonsense in the media masquerading as news. You all recall how, after the very first complaints about…
Sexuality quotas? Really?
Remember when Lisa Wilkinson—the highly-paid host of Channel Ten’s, The Project—claimed that ‘absolutely nothing’ would change with the redefinition of…
Conservatives and immigration
Conservatives today tend to fall into two camps when discussing the immigration issue. The first camp are neo or classical…
The push for compulsory corporate virtue signalling
A current school of thought urges a legal approach to stop public companies becoming involved in politically-contentious social debates via…
