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Immigration in, Tommyrot out
When economic modellers inspect the entrails of their crunched numbers, expect nothing but junk -- especially prophecies concerning immigration Oct 18 2026 4 mins The International Council of Christians and Jews must explain the basis on which Muslims are being included in its official dialogue Oct 18 2026 7 mins For all the gravity surrounding 18th-century discussions on the future of the English language, Johnson being Johnson could still manage to squeeze humour into his Dictionary.
Egregious Economic Misfeasance
To put it in the simple terms even Jim Chalmers might understand, the sole explanation for inflation at any time anywhere is chronic overspending by government Oct 11 2026 5 mins Deploying her Marxist revulsion at Western decadence, Soviet critic Maya Turovskaya saw Ian Fleming's creation more clearly than any Western audience Oct 10 2026 9 mins "It took some months to let it go, for it to go—it’s still not all gone, as I feel anxious and nervous writing this" Oct 10 2026 10 mins While...
AI and the Mencken Angle
The gullible are already lining up to be scared witless by the prospect of AI supplanting humanity. Such credulity makes our elected leaders very happy indeed Oct 04 2026 4 mins An ongoing series on the poobahs or pedagogy and their ever-changing approaches to shaping young minds. Today, frocking around with the queen of frill seekers Oct 03 2026 4 mins The Tang Dynasty, according to revisionists of a conspiratorial bent, never existed.
The Psychogenic Manifesto
Envy and free stuff are at the core of communism's modern spiel, aimed particularly at the unwashed and the jejune over-educated Sep 27 2026 4 mins "As the trapdoor opened and the man plummeted into oblivion, the young student’s eyes and mouth were locked open. The older man had closed his, while the third clenched a raised fist in triumph" Sep 26 2026 5 mins Almost 200 years after Elizabeth Johnson’s death, a batch of Boswell’s papers was discovered in an old croquet box.
A Good Word for the Scold’s Bridle
The shapely Sydney Sweeney appears not to be a left-wing loon, which puts her distinctly at odds with the harpies railing against her raunchy ad Sep 18 2026 2 mins The deep malaise affecting our education system is due in part to the pernicious influence of 'critical literacy', which informs most of the curriculum changes Sep 18 2026 15 mins Going by the current mood of Democrat voters, he might be about to take his revenge on the likes of Hillary Clinton and the party establishment Sep 17...
Too Broad a Church
Anglicanism's centre of gravity, as with other po-mo denominations, has embraced thinking that drifts ever further from the anchor of the Gospels Sep 13 2026 4 mins For some, and despite warnings of what befalls those who love their own servitude, the tyranny of language is an attractive proposition. Sep 12 2026 10 mins Whatever Warren Pickering did in his youth, it's in the past.
No Tragedy Warmists Won’t Exploit
Whenever natural disasters strike, as most recently in Nepal, the usual suspects make misery their pulpit to preach the catastropharian gospel Sep 06 2026 6 mins If the eastern states hope to avoid another Black Summer, a newly released paper tracking 60 years of bushfires and prevention efforts leaves no doubt WA shows the way Sep 05 2026 4 mins "I rewind a few seconds, and let the Man do his dance again.
The Scimitar and the Cross
To counter Islam, only a revival of true Christianity will suffice. Needed are unapologetic 'warrior' priests, not Christianity's current crop of compliant doormats Aug 30 2026 5 mins Two new volumes of verse, What It Feels Like and The View from Childhood express deep thought and feeling in simple language Aug 30 2026 10 mins "In the restaurant anteroom, we conduct brief introductions.
Peak Idiocy - Quadrant
Hike the cost of energy with renewables, force smelters to the brink of bankruptcy, then subsidise them while demanding they use even more renewables. How can any policy be so stupid? Aug 23 2026 4 mins A movement organised around the presumption that one sex is structurally oppressed by the other is a very poor framework for understanding either Aug 22 2026 10 mins “What about the fox? I want it killed,” demanded the Minister.
The Enemy Grows Ever Bolder
Meanwhile most of us in the West and our governments persist in looking the other way. Smell the coffee, fellow infidels, before it’s too late Aug 16 2026 5 mins Those who hold, by faith, to the existence of the supernatural interpret free will as the intrusion of something numinous. But that merely trades one mystery for another Aug 16 2026 9 mins Who now can avoid the vision of Australia as a stripped-bare paddock populated by the exploited and abused remnants of a much-put-upon flock?
Pauline Howard, Meet John Hanson
Oh, the irony! Much of what the former PM has written in decrying 'monoculturalism' and One Nation could have been written by Hanson herself Aug 09 2026 5 mins Permit me to suggest some additions and causes to the standard list of Sunday pleas for God's aid and intervention Aug 09 2026 4 mins The rich have an advantage governments routinely underestimate when hiking taxes: the option to move and shield wealth from the revenuers' grasp Aug 08 2026 7 mins In August 1988 John Howard suggested,...
Wet, Woeful and Fit for Flushing
The current gaggle of Liberals is intrinsically incapable of solving Australia’s massive problems. Of this, Paterson & Co leave no doubt Aug 02 2026 6 mins As Australians have come to learn, our Prime Minister's notion of truth is infinitely flexible Aug 01 2026 1 mins Let Anthony Fauci's egomaniacal scribblings illustrate a fascinating thing about diaries.
The Problem, as Always, is Islam
No matter how many Muslims are described as being moderate and peaceable, the incurable problem is the admonitions of an immutable scripture Jul 26 2026 4 mins My friend and fellow Quadrant contributor, displays a near-Hollywood level of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Join me as I set him straight Jul 25 2026 20 mins 'She’s been crying but I don’t know what to say.
Red in ‘Truth’ and Cause
Avarice, envy and gullibility go a long way towards explaining the resurgence of unabashed class warriors. Declining intelligence also plays a part Jul 19 2026 5 mins Unlike the gay revellers on the Scarlet Lady, the Jews fleeing Hitler aboard the St Louis didn’t have a Plan B Jul 19 2026 9 mins I almost feel sorry for Jayson Gillham. He assumed that which the MSO had tolerated would be tolerated again.
The Power of Dumb
Climateers ignore reality no matter how hard it hits them in the face. Our mistake, those of sound mind, is to assume they think like us and will eventually see the light Jul 12 2026 4 mins "In the end, Nietzsche is unable either to refute God or to give up on the insistence that He is dead.
Morally Frayed, Anchorless and Adrift
Societies prosper when there is general agreement about what is morally right and wrong.
It’s Time - Quadrant Original
To my shame, I was once and briefly a Liberal. Now, like so many others in Australia's legion of the disenchanted, it is One Nation that will be getting my vote Jun 28 2026 4 mins Apply queer theory to Austen’s novels and -voila! - lesbianism and 'coercive heteronormativity' are immediately apparent, but only to the academically trained eye Jun 27 2026 15 mins "He smiled – again with a cheerful visage – and offered his hand in quite a formal manner.
Down, Down … with the Political Class
Behind ruinous government policies is a political class of both mindless and malevolent disposition Jun 21 2026 5 mins A society reveals itself not in how efficiently it disposes of the inconvenient, but in how stubbornly it protects the voiceless and vulnerable Jun 20 2026 6 mins “My new book is about removing crap from the bums of sheep.
Keynes, Immigration Agent
As an index of GDP per hour worked, Australia’s productivity is on the downslope. We are growing poorer as we are become more populous Jun 14 2026 4 mins As death approached, Clive James could write with equal honesty about the beauty of nature and the ugly guilt of his extramarital affair Jun 13 2026 14 mins 'Grog, fast-food, smokes, drugs and Centrelink. Put together, they killed lots of people.
Trump’s Five-Dimensional Stalemate
Predictably, negotiations with Iran are going nowhere.
A Recipe for Ruin
Capitalism rewards success, which is why it produces prosperity. The more governments interfere, the less well things turn out May 31 2026 7 mins Raymond Ibrahim puts paid to the myth of crusading colonisers, exposing instead the reality of scattered, valiant forces resisting Islam's expansionist brutality May 31 2026 6 mins Ross Fitzgerald recently treated QOL readers to the tale of communist MP Fred Paterson and a St Patrick's Day bashing.
Believe it or Not…
You may well have been surprised to read how Al Gore is now warning of a new ice age.
Aliens Even Labor Wouldn’t Welcome
Unfortunately, when it comes to extraterrestrials, thinking isn’t necessarily the scientists strong suit May 17 2026 5 mins Christians in the West have lost their sense of this historical specificity, having embraced fallacious logic to avoid what should be the fundamentals of their faith May 17 2026 14 mins My four-part examination of the Roberts-Smith case has drawn scores of comments.
Nonsense at the Reserve Bunk
Is the deflationary effect of higher oil prices being presented as its opposite to justify last week's decision to lift interest rates? Probably May 10 2026 5 mins A knock at the door of a father who believed his son had been killed on the Western Front opened the story of an English Martin Guerre. May 09 2026 14 mins 'Don't ignore this. This is not a joke.
Something More Than Natural Selection
Early man had no need to comprehend the theory of relativity so why had he a brain capable of doing so? May 03 2026 6 mins The election leaves no doubt populism has a future -- and if he wants one, Orban too. May 03 2026 8 mins 'A bit tough on you to find him like that,' the officer said to Andrew. 'If you live long enough you're gunna see some bad stuff.' May 02 2026 9 mins Yesteryear I used to regularly buy books as Christmas presents. Not so much in the past few years.
A Roamin’ Pontiff Strays from Doctrine
I don’t want to offend Catholics, but a Pope at odds with his Catechism and its teaching about 'just wars' might be a bit of a worry Apr 26 2026 6 mins Watching several of the Oscar-nominated movies and the Grammy Awards recently, I was struck by how low the bar has dropped Apr 26 2026 18 mins Sydney has been in 'violin heaven' this last week, glamoured by the visit of two outstanding violinists mere days from each other.
Renewables’ Giffen Take
A popular opinion amongst those who have never worn Australia's uniform holds that Roberts-Smith should face a military court.
Stay Calm and Carry on Bombing
Did this war on Iran need to be fought? The answer is yes, absolutely Apr 05 2026 5 mins Re-assigning the celebration of the Messiah's death and resurrection to Ishtar, a bush league goddess of no known relevance, is an annual exercise in the spurious Apr 05 2026 5 mins Bail‑ins are one piece of a much larger architecture quietly shifting financial power from individuals to centralised institutions Apr 04 2026 11 mins I recently had a to and fro with a Quadrant contributor of the anti-Trump kind.
The Dismal Science of Supply and Demand
Watch out for a recession, which will be blamed on the price of oil but which, in reality, is a product of bad monetary policy Mar 29 2026 4 mins 'The issue is not what a reader might glean from and about Shakespeare and Milton.
If Not Trump’s Way, What?
Reflexively not agreeing with whatever Trump does is not a strategy. It falls under the mental sickness of TDS Mar 22 2026 4 mins NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent vow to 'replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism' is pure, unadulterated Plur1bus Mar 22 2026 14 mins Many of the rules governing Australians are no longer debated in Parliament.
Iran’s Newsroom Auxiliaries
Now as always, the leftist demeanour of so-called 'mainstream media' is a force for spreading alarm and despondency Mar 15 2026 5 mins "Catholics take Natural Law more seriously than Anglicans, who have fallen prey to the lie that Synods can legislate the Church’s faith" Mar 15 2026 15 mins Kalumburu is one side of the modern frontier, the kind that lets you in, feeds you, and forgives your fear. On the other side is Oombulgurri Mar 14 2026 7 mins Just filled my car. A panic buy?
Fiddling as the Nation Burns
What is conservatism?
The Task and the Challenge
Has Angus Taylor the courage to state for the record that he will stop Muslim immigration? Of course not. Silly question Feb 22 2026 6 mins The temptation to see the universe as the product of deliberate design, of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgement, is for many overwhelming Feb 22 2026 5 mins If you want a material metaphor for interdependence, you could do worse than breathing Feb 21 2026 19 mins As the decades change so do the issues. However, the economic issue is an ever-present.
Too Many Beads, Too Few Hides
It is hard to see inflation coming comfortably within the target range unless interest rates are pushed still higher Feb 08 2026 4 mins Josephus had much to gain, or regain, in professing loyalty to the Roman empire, and much to lose if the Jewish revolt succeeded Feb 08 2026 14 mins eSafety's Julie Inman Grant isn't the first to issue sweeping takedown orders. Arthur Calwell tried the same thing and was slapped down by the High Court Feb 07 2026 6 mins Australia has lots of problems.
Inflation, it’s Complicatedly Simple
Keynes’ crackpottery stretches from Treasury to the Reserve Bank, to most private sector economists. It is no surprise inflation is back. Feb 01 2026 5 mins When an author cannot discern tragedy from melodrama, the decision to abandon novels altogether might seem the wisest course Jan 31 2026 15 mins Will the new establishment succeed in suppressing Pauline Hanson's animated movie?
Remoulding the Public Mind
It verges on the impossible for people to think themselves out of something which, like climate alarmism, has been externally planted in their minds Jan 25 2026 5 mins It is on Western man to bring about this reprioritization and a return to the simplicity of Jesus' teachings Jan 25 2026 14 mins Like the monks of yore, they are doing their bit to preserve and defend the embattled essence of the West amid an ever-expanding Endarkening Jan 24 2026 9 mins Numbers of recurring themes colour the...
We All Know the Problem
Islamic values are the specific, primary, peculiar cause of anti-Semitism in Australia. Don't expect the royal commission to acknowledge that Jan 18 2026 5 mins They cast book sales and per diems upon the ground, so there's at least a slight upside to the literary leftoid luvvie exodus Jan 17 2026 9 mins Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK have all dispatched troops to Greenland. But seriously, can they counter Trump?
No Bargaining with the Devil
The forever and forlorn hope is that Islam will become enlightened and, in the particular, Hamas will disarm and give up power. How this fantasy persists defies all logic Jan 11 2026 5 mins It requires a special strain of hypocrisy to celebrate Trump's actions in Venezuela while condemning Putin’s assertion of Russian prerogatives in Ukraine Jan 10 2026 11 mins 'Some say Shakespeare’s sonnets are about trying to reconcile two competing loves.
Measuring Folly and Calling it Growth
The resources squandered in pursuit of Net Zero, well they all inflate GDP. All in all, blowing up the Harbour Bridge would be more efficient Jan 04 2026 5 mins What does it say about Australia when a Prime Minister is allowed to get away with treating the truth like Play-Doh?
Islam is Islam is Islam
Are there two Korans, the moderate one and a radical version? No, there are not and its call to violence is an article of faith Dec 28 2025 4 mins Dec 28 2025 0 mins Dec 28 2025 0 mins Islam is one, according to no less an authority than President Erdogan: “Turkey is not a country where moderate Islam prevails. This expression is wrong. The word Islam is uninflected; it is only Islam.” [My emphasis] Might be an idea to take Erdogan’s devout Islamic word for it.
When Murder is a Sacrament
There are a million Muslims in Australia. Let me be conservative and say only five percent are religious fanatics.
So Simple Only Keynesians Don’t Get It
Fewer regulations and less tax promote prosperity by facilitating business development. Ronald Reagan had this view and it worked. Now it's Trump turn Dec 07 2025 4 mins "Elliott sat slumped over the table, head propped on one hand, mind far away. Then a chance remark from a bystander galvanised him to action. 'Fancy Jack getting beaten by a woman!'" Dec 06 2025 13 mins We got here from there -- there being the Sixties, when Australia, was transformed, perhaps not for the better.
Peace in His Time
We can be thankful beyond measure for Trump. At the same time, we can be relieved he wasn’t in charge from 1939 to 1945 Nov 30 2025 5 mins The Quakers originally called themselves Friends of Truth, but that name could not be more at odds with their accusations against Israel of genocide and starvation campaigns Nov 30 2025 11 mins Not being a sport for the masses, polo gets scant attention beyond aficionados.
Crazies versus Ditherers
The problem for Nats and the Libs is how to resuscitate reliable and affordable energy while not admitting the 'climate crisis' is a massive hoax Nov 23 2025 5 mins Author Michael Vlach sets out to examine if the New Testament revokes God's covenant with Abraham and, in the process, explains why Judaism remains significant and special Nov 23 2025 11 mins First came Jane Harper’s The Dry to launch the outback noir school of crime fiction.
Keeping the Conservative Faith
The faux conservative Hayek disavowed is a stick-in-the-mud being tilted inexorably to the left. Of the genuine article the opposite is true Nov 16 2025 5 mins ‘Good’ Christians don’t exist; only forgiven ones do -- beggars telling other beggars where to find bread. Nov 16 2025 9 mins Kafka asked a nurse what his throat looked like on the inside.
Trump’s Mistaken Peace and Cues
Trump claimed credit for ending the Gaza war. How could he have overlooked all the signs it would inevitably fall apart, as it is plainly doing? Nov 02 2025 4 mins "Then you’d know that the Tim Winton245 (v.3), or the Winto as we call it, couldn’t be wrong.
Trump’s Mistaken Peace and Cues
Trump claimed credit for ending the Gaza war. How could he have overlooked all the signs it would inevitably fall apart, as it is plainly doing? Nov 01 2025 4 mins "Then you’d know that the Tim Winton245 (v.3), or the Winto as we call it, couldn’t be wrong.
Deplorables and Contemptibles
Apart from the Voice, can you name a single recent issue on which the Liberals haven't presented as Labor Lite?
Flights of Fantasy, Flights of Stairs
A questing possum blacked-out my apartment building for 24 hours. Creatures even less intelligent will make power failures national events Oct 20 2025 4 mins eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant delivered her usual polished performance before Senate Estimates. That's the problem Oct 19 2025 6 mins The Anglican Church in Australia could learn quite a bit from the UK's Reverend Bill Shergold Oct 19 2025 5 mins I woke last Sunday morning to go to church.
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