Flat White
Time to rediscover the enlightenment with the lighten-upment
Wit and wisdom go together like … a gin and tonic? Whatever. They add fizz and flavour to the everyday,…
That precious poppet is yours, not the state’s
We are living in the age of entitlement. Need proof? Take a quick look at the curious demands of left…
Everything wrong with Australian politics in just one paragraph
From today’s Australian, everything that is wrong with our politics in just one paragraph: There’s no need to add anything…
That Nobel’s looking better, people
It’s early days yet, but this is an interesting — and swift — development. The BBC reports: Over the past…
Taylor Swift still isn’t interested in politics
You have to wonder if celebrities have a clause in their contract to voice their political opinions, but more specifically…
Dear men, it’s time to quit work
In news we apparently all missed Australia is rich. As a country we have zero debt and therefore the marvellous…
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…
Happy birthday Brexit, c’mon CANZUK
With the two-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum now upon the United Kingdom, the realities of a life outside the…
American mania
America’s current crisis over illegal immigration, family separations and border policies generally, have highlighted and exacerbated the nature of America’s…
The real carbon crisis
We’ve got a real carbon crisis, people. Associated Press explains: No beer at this time of year? A British trade…
Tax cuts? What tax cuts?
The government has pulled a switfy. They’ve got everyone thinking they are going to cut taxes. They aren’t. Taxes are…
How identity politics programs for failure
Safe spaces. Cry closets. Emotional support animals. While Australian campuses are yet to import such features the notion of restricting…
The Ramsay Centre and how our academic appeasers censor students’ right to learn
The University of Sydney’s jellyback Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence has given many excuses for why he may not accept the money…
Donald Trump’s honest politics
We are now a year and five months into the Trump presidency and the commentariat are still at a loss…
The concept of the university
David Long writes: In the December of 2001, a group of about 70 past students gathered in the St John’s…
Where have all our entrepreneurs gone?
Australia is has experienced a gigantic fall in entrepreneurship. Between 2003-05 and 2012-14, small business start-ups — as a percentage…
Memo Julie Bishop: get us out of the UNHCR
Political leadership: leading the way on values with action. Doing what is right. Explaining and defending it clearly. Examples: this…
Faith, truth, love – and beauty
Of all the left’s grievances against western civilisation, few are as old or as constant as its demonisation of Christianity.…
Halting the transgender trainwreck
A new transgender trainwreck in Australia was announced this week. New guidelines published in the Medical Journal of Australia give…
The unifying message of Eurydice Dixon
Thousands attended the candlelight vigil for Eurydice Dixon in Melbourne on Monday night. It was a gentle sign of unity…
How to deconstruct the gender pay gap
A curious trend is emerging from fashionable cafes all over the country, a trend to offer certain menu items as…
The deep state in deep do-do
Honestly, Trump has got the worst enemies, as John Podhoretz observes: Trump is fortunate in his political enemies. He ran against the…
Wankery and Western Civilisation
So, the fading prospect of a few dozen more kiddies quoting Locke and being able to distinguish between Mannerist and…
Unreasonable me
It is now perhaps trite to say that the centre-right has been too cowardly. But what about that the centre-right…
The 30-day hijab challenge
What do you mean you missed it? Ah well. You can always cover yourself in solidarity next year. ABC America…
