The likes of Mark Zuckerberg have us wrapped so tightly around a virtual finger that Chris Hughes, who co-founded Facebook, is calling for the social network to be broken up. That's certainly a good idea, not least for anti-trust reasons, yet pointless in the grand scheme of things. The changes wrought have gained their own dreadful momentum

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The Green New Deal would shut down US industry and exports. Unemployment -- at six-decade lows under Trump -- would skyrocket. Open borders would likely see another ten million poor immigrants within a year. These prospects make a coven of congresswomen very happy indeed

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Is there a malaise that reflected in the turn from the colours of optimism and hope to the dreariness of a non-colour traditionally associated with depression, death … and the coming of night?

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There are stories of violence in the holy scriptures of all faiths. What if those stories were to be cited as examples for adherents to emulate, or at least respect? Freedom of speech is one thing and should be supported to the hilt, but legislating an unfettered freedom of religious expression is fraught with the gravest peril

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Apart from the unctuousness of GoFundMe's tone, what was the difference between its canning of Folau's appeal and the family bakery fined for refusing to cater a lesbian wedding? Of course there is a difference. A Christian conscience is not an allowable excuse in leftist eyes for a business to refuse service. Objecting to 'homophobia' is

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There is no denying the former PM was targeted by a loosely connected archipelago of haters allied in their shared desire to see him gone. Whatever his enemies' goals or the different tacks their campaigns took, a bunch of political pygmies won and the nation lost

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A British appeals court's ruling that echoes many of the issues central to the looming battle between Rugby Australia and the ousted star has been hailed as 'a godsend' for the banned Wallaby'. Well, yes, so it might be prove -- or not, as a closer reading of the judgment raises as many questions as are answered

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To remedy the lassitude afflicting the economy we need patriotic capitalism freed from the dead hands of governments, from environmentalists and from union leaders stuck in the cloth-cap mindset of yore. Most of all we need economic experts who understand and preach that consumer-led stimulation is a pernicious myth

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If Australia really wants to be a free society, it will protect the ability of religious minorities to talk publicly about why we believe our religion is good – especially when that religion contradicts what has been promoted and become publicly fashionable

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Imagine we had a flat tax system, an idea that gives Labor, the Greens and social engineers fits. Is it unfair? The cleaner on $37,000 is not “exploited” if the executive on $250,000 doesn’t pay more tax than he already does. As Churchill said, 'Socialism is … the gospel of envy.'

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