Arrivederci Mao!
I have seen the future, and it involves a Chinaman in an air-conditioned crane. From…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
In Praise of the Long Lunch, Part 2
Australia is an English-speaking, rock and roll country ideally placed to build on its successful…More
Toughness and Respect
Internationally, we are slipping into a multiculturalism of co-existence as opposed to a multiculturalism of…More
Bullshit
We are living in an era of unprecedented bullshit production. Public discourse has become a…More
The Politics of Meanness
In France in the 1950s, there was a politician called Pierre Poujade. Poujade founded the…More
When Good Blokes Go to Jail
John Howard wants everyone to know that Herald-Sun journalists Michael Harvey and Gerard McManus are…More
Turkish Ass, No ID
The other day, the ruddy Dr John Arbuthnot and I were indulging in a spot…More
Philanthropy, Sponsorship, or Dinner?
On July 29 of this year the Prime Minister, John Howard, was guest of honour…More
The Lion King Goes Postal
On September 11, Japanese voters go to the polls to elect 480 Lower House members…More
A Day of Human Rights Ideas
Many of us have had that odd and alienating experience of addressing friends, family, acquaintances,…More