Dostoevsky's Demons offers an instructive lesson about education bereft of virtue. Adam Smith’s Gift Like many people, I cracked the spine on Wealth of Nations first: it was more famous than Theory of Moral Sentiments. There it sat, fatly, in my high scho... See more
Many Jews came to Australia precisely because they thought they would be safe. The Bondi massacre changed that.
Epstein’s Amoral Haul
In late November last year, I made the following observation: “If USGov releases a wide selection of material from the Ep... See more
Raygun emerged from a tradition that does not enshrine excellence. That tradition is the academy. Terror on the Beach The terror at Bondi Beach broke Australia at two of its strongest, proudest points: its gun laws and its immigration policies. It has dri... See more
The First Minister thought the trans issue would pave the road to Scottish independence. Instead, it showed her the door. Whig, Tory, and the Modern World If you’re as old as I am (and live in the UK), you’ve likely read Our Island Story and its affection... See more
