Has anybody in Australia even heard of William Henry Donald—W.H. […]

Power is the greatest aphrodisiac and Chairman Mao never hesitated to bring that potency to bear on the succession of women who shared his bed. While clearly attracted to forceful, intelligent women, his treatment of lover after lover was always driven by a callous and brutal self-interest. No surprise there

Lawyer and legal scholar Michael Sexton has always been a loyal Labor supporter and participant. Unlike many committed people on both sides of the aisle, he has remained an independent, clear and incisive thinker, especially in defence of free speech, as evidenced in his new book 'Dissenting Opinions'

Such was Beijing's adherence to protocol that my table companions through two years of interminable Great Hall dinners never varied. There was the Greek who heroically tried to keep conversation going -- a daunting task given that two of our companions were Africans who did not appear to speak any known language

When we look at how historians treat the history of […]

If you’re ever privileged enough to witness a revolution, hopefully […]

Snow at Night Abrupt awake, my quilt and pillow cold […]

There is something more than a little strange in recommending a deeply flawed book. But in the case of Jung Chang's 'Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister' it is appropriate, if only as a counterfoil to other and even less worthy biographies of the remarkable Soong siblings

One of the more intriguing questions about the history of […]