May 2016 Volume LX No 5, No. 525

Peter Ryan’s Gratitude and Decency

The Sins of the Compassionate
John O’Sullivan
Idle Hands and the Devil’s Amusements
Anthony Daniels
Populism Rising
Peter Murphy
The Revolt of the Outsiders
Nick Cater
The Politics of the Abbott Government
Tony Abbott

Astringencies

Chronicle

The Sins of the Compassionate

John O’Sullivan

Correspondents

New York: Trump L’Oeil

Roger Kimball

Film

First Person

Short Takes XX

Alan Gould

History

Redeeming McMahon

Zachary Gorman

Society

Schools That Are Safe For What?

Christopher Akehurst

Story

At the Festival

Libby Sommer

The Law

The Universities

Theatre

Putting It Back Together

Michael Connor