Feminism
The Ethics of Renting Someone’s Womb
Michael Cook Michael Cook is the editor-in-chief of Mercator. He lives in Sydney, Australia. mercatornet.com The American state of Michigan recently legalised commercial surrogacy. “This is the most pro-family thing that the Legislature has done,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer as she signed the legislation into law. Every American state
Family Friendly Feminism Is Dawning
Louis T March Louis T March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. mercatornet.com Had I a dollar
In Which I Almost Agree with Wally
Readers take note: April Fool’s Day was over a month ago, so it’s not a hoax when I write this: I finally agree with something Waleed Aly says. Long time BFD readers will know just what sort of contempt I hold for little Wally, but even a stopped
Violence Against Women Can’t Be Solved by Feminists
Dave Pellowe Dave Pellowe is a Christian writer & commentator, founder of The Good Sauce, convener of the annual Australian Church And State Summit and host of Good Sauce’s weekly The Church And State Show, also syndicated on ADH TV. goodsauce.news I think it’s entirely uncontroversial to
Judith Butler Steps on Her Own Rake
When even the dim bulbs of The Economist come out against a bien pensant leftist icon, you really know they’ve screwed up. So, its recent scathing review of Judith Butler’s latest book is perhaps as sure a prodigy as any that even the NPCs are ready to call
Albo Hoist on His Own Petard Again
There are two lessons from this week’s protests against “gender violence”. The first is one I’ve mentioned many times before: politicians who set loose the dogs of scandal should beware lest the dogs turn on them. The second is that a certain cohort, largely but not exclusively, simply
A Modest Proposal to Solve Wokeism
Did the Victorians have the right idea? Was the Suffragette movement genuinely a threat to good social order? Was it all a gigantic mistake, letting women vote? Because, if we’re looking for where to blame the dominance of wokeism, we only have to go as far the ladies’ room.
WWWDs Aren’t Safe Around Real Women
Remember Shaneel Lal whining to media that he feared for his life before the arrival of Kellie-Jay Keen for an Auckland Let Women Speak rally? Lal lied – he didn’t actually fear for his life – what he refused to admit was the very real threat that real women pose to
ABC Backs off on Keen Smear
Australia’s taxpayer-funded (and left-wing propaganda behemoth) broadcaster costs us north of a billion dollars a year. It would be slightly less if its staff weren’t constantly shooting their mouths off and prompting defamation settlements. From former commandos to businessmen, and of course, Liberal politicians Christian Porter and Andrew
It’s Different When They Do It
If you’ve never been to Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona), well… you’re not missing much. Well, that’s not entirely true: you’re missing an architecturally stunning building — filled with absolute, overpriced tat. I’ll give owner David Walsh credit for giving back to
Another Headline You Shouldn’t Be Fooled By
There’s a reason my First Law of the Media is Never Believe a Headline. Headlines have always been designed to be catchy, to engage the reader’s interest and get them to pick up the paper and read it. What was true in the print era is still true:
Three Radical Writers Who Are Celebrated Today
Aditi Upmanyu, PhD candidate in English Literature University of Oxford The onset of the French Revolution, at the end of the 18th century, had a seismic impact on British thinking. Ideas of the nation were being hardened through xenophobia, an unquestioned reverence for institutional authority and a vocabulary of English
Irish Vote to Save Rules on Family, Mothers
Another election, another defeat for the globalist elite. No wonder Plato used to grumble about democracy: the son of old aristocracy just couldn’t stand the hoi polloi getting a say in running their own lives. Today’s elites are no less sour-pussed, when the filthy plebs reject yet another
MSM Say the Quiet Bit Out Loud
bobmccoskrie.com In quite an incredible admission, the previous head of TV3 news Mark Jennings confessed that senior journalists around the country discussed the possibility of the media not reporting Winston Peters if and when he spoke about the Labour government’s $55m public interest journalism fund. But it’s
It’s on for Young and Old
The ABC costs Australians north of a billion dollars a year. Long-suffering taxpayers are entitled to wonder how much less they’d be paying, if the Ultimo Collective didn’t keep defaming people. On the other hand, centre-right figures seem to be finally learning from one of the left’s