
The friend of my enemy is not my enemy
I remember fondly the times when the small states of Eastern and Central Europe enjoyed a near universal support among the American right in their aspirations for independence and freedom, …
Read MoreI remember fondly the times when the small states of Eastern and Central Europe enjoyed a near universal support among the American right in their aspirations for independence and freedom, …
Read MoreAs 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 …
Read MoreJoe Biden is not meant to govern. If he manages, and whatever he manages, that’s all well and good, and a bonus but that is not his purpose. His mission …
Read MoreThe venerable (yes, I’m joking) “Time” magazine has just named their Person of the Year: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/o97QNlSBrl pic.twitter.com/KuoBoebBN4 …
Read MoreThe love affair between Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump is well and truly over. Trump has been repeatedly complaining about the Fox coverage of his presidency for a year or …
Read MoreBack in 1996, I and three friends had the privilege (having handsomely won the election) of editing the University of Queensland student newspaper “Semper Floreat”. The Latin name means “always …
Read MoreIt’s 2020, so everything is racist, including misspelling non-Anglo names. Over to Samoan-Australian journalist at ABC, Tahlea (or Tali) Aualiitia (and I cut and pasted it because I’m very likely to …
Read MoreThis is an incredible story of science versus the political-media complex: I ran an obscure pharmaceutical company until a few days ago. Then we got famous. Early in the Covid-19 …
Read MoreJoel Kotkin, a sensible urbanist (rare, I know), has been sounding an alarm about the hollowing out of our economy and our society for a while now. His news book, The …
Read MoreAccording to Gallup, Donald Trump has been Making America Happy – or Happier – Again. Well, of course they don’t frame the issue like that, but the results of their …
Read MoreMyself, as well as other people with families and friends overseas, are getting concerned and panicky messages to check if we’re safe in light of the catastrophic megafires that have …
Read MoreABC has recently released its new editorial guidance note on “Hate Speech, Terrorism and Mass Killing”. While the document is rich in comedic possibilities, one part of it in particular …
Read MoreUnless you have been living under a rock, you know that the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, having blown himself and his three children up while being chased …
Read MoreEarlier this week, Conservative Polish President, Andrzej Duda, took time during his visit to the United Nations to meet with a group of Jewish leaders – resulting in a story titled …
Read MoreA very good piece from Andrew Sullivan about “The New York Times Magazine” and it’s “1619 Project”, which dismissed the entire history of European settlement in North America as a …
Read MoreIs it the media or is it us? It’s been a long running question at The Daily Chrenk and previous to that at the Chrenkoff blog. Bad news rules. Some …
Read MoreI have written about the scumbag Jeffrey Epstein before; in any case, he’s all over the news again so you can get an update elsewhere. While everyone’s favourite ex-President, Bill …
Read MoreIn perhaps the most pointless piece of pandering to the gods of diversity and inclusivity, the venerable “Sports Illustrated” decides to cover up: Halima Aden makes history as the first …
Read MoreWe are truly back to business as usual, where the reaction to an event becomes more of a concern for the media than the event itself. First, of course, we’ve …
Read MoreIt has not been a good Easter season this year. It started with a massive fire, which has almost destroyed one of the most famous churches in Christendom and it …
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