That day in Ravenna I had seen nine different Divine images, but not a single one of an older man. The image of the Heavenly Father resembling no one so much as Zeus first appeared in French illustrations of the thirteenth century -- a far cry from the depictions of the early Church

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The emergent nationalist strain of Trumpist conservativism is not merely unaligned with economically liberal conservatism but antithetical to it. Here not so much. Why would one expect Liberal Party wets, who now dominate the party, to cheer for those conservatives who oppose the progressive, globalist, diversity-obsessed to-do list?

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The Coalition's victory on May 18 was a 'surprise', a 'shock', something to inspire tones of almost breathless disbelief as though some pre-ordained destiny had gone horribly wrong. The people had indeed spoken, but lovers of Big Government preferred to believe the demos had muffed its lines. Thus is it always when so-called progressives are rejected

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You could say that bringing people to trial on the basis of one uncorroborated accusation is unsafe or unsound. That is a nice legalese way of putting it. It is, in fact, potentially dangerous to our very way of life. Were Cardinal Pell not in solitary confinement you could ask him for his insights

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The national broadcaster operates a very large Washington bureau and you have to wonder why, given that so much of its 'reporting' is the distilled essence of anti-Trump coverage from newspapers and other media which, were he to cure, cancer, would accuse him of putting nurses out of work. Correspondent Connor Duffy's coverage of July 4 celebrations is sadly typical

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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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