In his recent book Virus e Leviatano, the veteran Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli analyses how coronavirus has led to a form of health despotism replacing the rule of law. He pointedly employs the image of the leviathan,...
Back in 1951, the great conservative institution-builder William F. Buckley Jr. wrote a book about Yale University. However, what he described occurring in New Haven would ultimately apply more broadly to “Behemoth State Universities” and the Ivy League. Institutions...
Federal parliament this week has been rocked by revelations by a former adviser to the now Defence minister, Linda Reynolds, that she was sexually assaulted in...
So the lockdown has been lifted and the Premier is letting us out. We can go outside without worrying about being arrested. We can visit our...
Were the South Australian blackouts in 2016 precursors to those that have occurred in Texas during the past few days? In both cases, an electricity system...
It seems with each passing year strong, principled, and individually held positions on issues economic, social, and political are being usurped by self-interest and moral righteousness. This concerning trend is not confined...
The most recent Covid lockdown of Victorians resulting from hotel quarantine failures must lead many to believe that the incumbent Victorian government is a danger to the health and safety...
There is barely anything original in Australian universities. And by original, I don’t mean research, but rather how the university student and academic culture evolves. They...
Drongo alert: this piece may contain traces of satire. None of the quotes are accurate and, if they are, they’ve been included by mistake. Melbourne has...
Good parents tell their children, “money does not grow on trees”. Unfortunately, some people did not get the memo and reached adulthood assuming the government functions...