The MeToo brigade were, sadly, not done with the vicious pursuit of Cardinal Pell. A year on, they are back for another Christian. Guilt by accusation, admittedly dished out with ideological selectivity, is in season again. Destroy. Destroy. Destroy. A version of this article appeared in The Spectator Australia of 13 March 2021.
This week we remember the election of John Howard's Government, twenty-five years ago. How the time as flown. Mostly Howard is remembered with affection. Some even have suggested that he was our greatest prime minister. Was he that good? Was his Government the best? Sober reflection is required, and hindsight helps.
The Slaughter of the South Australian Innocents
Written by Fr John Fleming
The vile South Australian abortion bill has passed the House of Assembly. Its smooth passage was inadvertently aided by some slipshod, though well-meaning, opposition to the legislation. In ceding ground to the radicals, right-to-life proponents just make the passage of this kind of legislation all too easy.
The current penchant that governments and many citizens have for "Covidocracy" looks like becoming permanent. This is despite the initial promise of the silver bullet vaccine. Those who, quite legitimately, question the efficacy of the jab, are prone to made pariahs. Rather, they should be lauded as the rational ones among us, and thanked for pointing out the massive contradictions of vaccine politics.
A few recent indications suggest that Australians might be fighting back. Finally.
Around a year ago, Rush Limbaugh was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. He has now passed away. Like the also recently departed Sir Roger Scruton, Rush was a conservative titan. He also revolutionised American media. I penned this article - unpublished until now - i early 2020.
Mr Zuckerberg, You Have a Problem: the False Promise of Silicon Valley
Written by Paul Collits
What we now know as "Big Tech" was once a series of little techs, brave start-ups taking on the world. Not only did these entrepreneurs end up overturning the business world. They have taken over everything. And the result is far from pretty.
