My country, always wrong
There is a strong cultural divide between the east and the west of Europe: You can reasonably assume that countries not polled in the east would mostly be in the …
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Why the elites heart China
While the eyes of the world remain firmly focused on eastern Europe and the very real prospect of a major conventional war between Russia and Ukraine brought about by Putin’s …
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How P J O’Rourke saved my life
Since I was 5 I have bought and read thousands of books. I can’t tell you when or where I had acquired a particular tome on my shelves – it all …
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Every knee shall bend
Jennifer Say is a former Olympic gymnast who pivoted into fashion. After working for Levi jeans for twenty years, most recently as its global brand president, Say has been forced …
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20 + 1 Best Books I’ve Read in 2021
This is the last time I’m ever doing New Year’s resolutions. My resolution for 2021 was to read less – not because I hate reading but to have more diverse …
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Arthur and the Giant Bitch
Four days ago, I threatened to kill James Bond. Twitter banned me for it. Or at least that’s what it might seem like. What really happened was this post from …
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Want to save the planet, go nuclear
Amidst general gloom and doom, a small ray of light, showing that sometimes scare campaigns and endless demonisation does not work. This from polling published today by Essential about Australian …
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Heroes of Zero
Absolutism is stalking the land. Extreme policies are being proposed and justified as the only possible response considering the supposedly extreme nature of the circumstances they relate to. To paraphrase Barry Goldwater, …
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Galapagos of fear
The other day, my old blogging friends from the Manhattan Institute have asked me to explain to their American readers what the heck is happening in Australia. This is what …
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7 reasons why ScoMo is likely to lose the next election
Hello August. Of 2021; that disappointing sequel to 2020. Or perhaps we’re actually in the 20th month of 2020 – Augustember. Whatever’s the case, there’s no longer any talk in …
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A Bookseller of Wooloowin
When I was seven years old I dreamed of one day owning a bookshop. When I was seven years old I also thought that somebody in their mid-40s was very old; …
Read More A Brief History of the Near Future
Australia will go to a federal election sometime over the next twelve months. If asked last year, my gut would have inclined to an early election, say around August ’21, particularly …
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Space Farce and Woke Forces
The American military is increasingly facing future armed with the attitude “If we’re going to lose a major war, at least we’ll do it with the most diverse armed forces ever. …
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Official apology to Adelaide
I would like to take the opportunity this somewhat public forum provides and sincerely apologise to Adelaide and to thewhole state of South Australia. I have made fun of you many …
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Weight of the world is killing us
While modern science and medicine offer us more opportunities to live longer and healthier lives, modern lifestyle – our diet (both quality and quantity), lack of exercise, stress and other …
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Proud to be a scumbag
Lunar New Year is as good a time as any to commend your friends and threaten your enemies, all in the spirit of festive good will no doubt. Wang Xining, …
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Tinfoil and trouble
The more I look at Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd these days, the more I think that ancient Greeks were right, at least for some: the afterlife is indeed a …
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When your whole country gets cancelled
As of this morning, Australian media outlets – as well as government agencies – are not able to post anything on Facebook, and their articles and stories cannot be shared …
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Eight trends to watch in 2021
Twenty-twenty, the year of the “cool number” previously associated with the positive (perfect vision), had been anything but cool and positive itself. A lot had gone wrong; most related to the …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XIX: Farewell to 2020
Warning: Adult themes, language and nudity It’s somewhat ironic that having spent 99 per cent of my Tinder talk time defending the app from people who assume the worst about …
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