In depth political articles for VIP members
The only sure thing is that the same critics will trot out the same arguments against any action on Iran stronger than cancelling the mullahs’ Swiss retirement visas, especially if it’s carried out by their least favourite orange-hued president.
Contradictory and un-democratic: no wonder the left love it so.
Instead of spending money protecting people from the logical consequences of their poor choices, people should be expected to take responsibility for making the right choices.
American Christians love dispensationalism because it narcissistically treats them as the main character in the arc of history. Israel is just supporting cast, a MacGuffin allowing America to justify why it rules the world.
To help those who may not be keeping up, I’ve compiled a list of what is currently considered ‘racist’.
We are thinking reeds and that is more profoundly important than you might think.
Transforming the revenge fantasies of anti-immigrant populists into enforceable public policy will not be easy.
While the rapidly changing and unprecedented fortunes of One Nation make for exciting politics, there are still plenty of opportunities for this support to dissipate.
There is a conspiracy operating here, but it’s not a new one: it’s the attempt by powerful men to hide from their wives, and the world, what they like doing with powerless young women.
Will the Liberals or One Nation fade away: or is there a third winning possibility?
By announcing an inquiry into the Reserve Bank’s handling of monetary policy in the time of Covid, Nicola Willis has come up with potentially highly effective solution to National’s electoral problems.
Willis is desperately clueless. If she cannot predict the effect of the Reserve Bank freezing OCR while dumping tens of billions of dollars into the economy, without holding a review, then she doesn’t deserve a second term as finance minister.
Decolonisation too often resulted in misery: how can it be turned around?
