America’s forever war, with Nick Bryant
The American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country’s defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol,…
We’re all Soviets now, with Sir Niall Ferguson
Sir Niall Ferguson is arguably the world’s greatest living historian. He first pointed out that we’re in Cold War II…
Lies my liberal teacher told me, with Wilfred Reilly
Education was once the search for truth. Sadly, this is no longer the case in many universities across the Western…
Decoding the modern bloke, with Geoff Norcott
It wasn’t so long ago that one phrase sat above any other in the hierarchy of endorsements for a British…
“Machines are the children of humanity” – Agnieszka Pilat
It feels like AI can now write anything for us and create anything for us. In some respects it’s exciting,…
How the elites betrayed America’s working class, with Batya-Ungar Sargon
There has long been a curious sub-genre in liberal journalism. It can best be described as “examining working class Americans…
Gay Shame, with Gareth Roberts
Perhaps the most peculiar aspect of ‘Pride’ is how it has lumped together the gay population, with the most extreme…
Imagining nuclear armageddon, with Annie Jacobsen
The world could end before you finish listening to this podcast. That’s the reality of a nuclear-armed world. If a…
A heretical conversation with Andrew Gold
Heresy is defined as opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted. It has rarely been more dangerous to…
The rebirth of the West, with Victor Davis Hanson
In some respects, the West is exhibiting similar symptoms to past civilizations that decayed, declined, or were completely wiped off…
The real reason for African poverty, with Magatte Wade
Why is Africa poor? There’s a series of trendy answers to that question, that are almost taken as read amongst…
Fighting cultural socialism, with Eric Kaufmann
Across the western world, cosplay protests are ongoing in some of the most elite academic institutions. They point to a…
Conservatism is gratitude, with Jonah Goldberg
Western liberal democratic capitalism has created more prosperity, and enabled more human flourishing, than any other social system. It is…
Debunking Australia’s housing crisis myth, with Cameron Murray
There’s a common refrain when it comes to housing in Australia today: ‘it’s never been harder to enter the housing…
In defense of journalism, with Anthony De Ceglie
It’s easy to forget that journalists were once invested with immense trust by citizens. This is no longer the case.…
“Gen Z is the most conservative generation since WW2” – Isabel Brown
Gen Z has developed quite a reputation. Lazy. Difficult to work with. Technology-addicted. And of course, insufferably woke. What if…
The short march through the institutions, with Yascha Mounk
Sometimes it feels like the tidal wave of ‘wokeness’ (or identity politics) washed over the western world almost overnight. It…
Tales of a Hollywood dissident, with Matthew Marsden
Politics is downstream from culture. To change politics, one must first change culture. The left intrinsically understands this in a…
The real State of the Union, with Charles C.W. Cooke
There are two ways to look at American politics in 2024. There’s the prevailing pessimistic view. Many people think democracy…
In conversation with Douglas Murray
It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Many well-meaning people have been fooled by…
Lessons for the silenced majority, with Katherine Brodsky
We as a society are self-censoring at record rates. Say the wrong thing at the wrong moment to the wrong…
“The Teals are an existential threat to the Liberals” – Joe Hildebrand
Australia is facing serious domestic and international challenges, all at a time when the political class has arguably never been…
“It’s the culture, stupid” – Matt Goodwin
Bill Clinton’s strategist James Carville memorably said, “It’s the economy, stupid”. Times have changed. The great political battles of our…
“Reality is now subject to ideology” – Lionel Shriver
Journalist. Contrarian. Iconoclast. Intellectual. Provocateur… And one of the most successful novelists of the 21st century. Lionel Shriver has, in…
Why you don’t have free will, with Brian Klaas
We all comfort ourselves by believing in cause and effect. According to Dr Brian Klaas, we wilfully ignore a bewildering…
How to rig an election, with Nic Cheeseman
2024 is the biggest election year in history. Countries with more than half the world’s population – over four billion…
“Appeasement guarantees war” – Victor Davis Hanson
The most astute social commentators on the present are the people who have the deepest understanding of the past. As…
A real talk, with Zuby
It’s perhaps never been harder to speak the truth than it is in the West today. In fact, many people…
“If another pandemic hits, we will lockdown again” – Jay Bhattacharya
Few people called for sanity as the world lost its collective mind during the COVID pandemic, but Jay Bhattacharya was…
The case for colonialism, with Bruce Gilley
The overwhelming majority of academic articles come and go with little fanfare. There may be the odd admiring nod from…
The sniper bullet of surprise, with Jeffery Deaver
It’s that time of the year when many of us will sit down and write. It could be resolutions. It…
Draining the swamp, with Sebastian Gorka
It’s hard not to see America as a country in decline. Foreign policy attention is stretched, political debate is toxic,…
“Isn’t politics magical” – Tom Switzer
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s easy to become despondent about the fate of the West. War rages…
“Australia was a lab of tyranny” – Naomi Wolf
For over 30 years, Naomi Wolf was lauded as a feminist icon, a bestselling author and a darling of liberal…
The power of satire, with The Babylon Bee’s Joel Berry
Satire is one of the most important ingredients of a healthy public discourse. But it is under threat across the…
It’s Hardcore History, with Dan Carlin
Who was the most influential person in history? Why do empires fall? What is the biggest misconception about WWI? Napoleon…
An honest conversation about colonialism, with Nigel Biggar
Today, colonialism is viewed by many as the original sin of British history. The truth is far more complex. Theologian,…
“London has fallen” – Laurence Fox
For the second time in his life, Laurence Fox is engulfed in a cancellation storm. It has taken a heavy…
Why is this lying bastard lying to me, with Rob Burley
The forensic, long-form political interview remains possibly the best, and certainly the most entertaining, mechanism for political accountability. Can it…
Un-cancelling Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan created some of the most beloved British sitcoms of all-time, including Father Ted, Black Books and The IT…
Off to war, with James Holland
What if Hitler was killed in 1923? Was Germany’s defeat in WWII inevitable? How should we assess Churchill’s legacy? And…
In conversation with Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer is one of the most successful authors of all time. He has been published in 115 countries and…
“This is the medical scandal of the 21st century” – Helen Joyce
Helen Joyce is a journalist, author and feminist campaigner. Her first book, ‘Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality’, was an immediate…
The Saad Truth about Happiness, with Gad Saad
Has western society ever been more unhappy? Deaths of despair are at historically high levels. Antidepressant use is through the…
“The government is the enemy” – Hannah Cox
Capitalism was the driving force behind extraordinary advances in prosperity throughout the 20th century. But isolationist policies, stagnant wages and…
10 questions for Dominic Sandbrook
Who was the greatest-ever military general? What was history’s most disastrous party? Is identity politics ruining the study of history?…
“It doesn’t matter who tells the story, it matters how it’s told” – Helen Dale
It may seem odd to describe a book that was published almost 30 years ago as highly topical. But the…
“Let’s do the best things first” – Bjorn Lomborg
International best-selling author Bjorn Lomborg has spent a career infuriating people by being sensible. He brought much-needed pragmatism to the…
“We emote so much, and yet feel so little” – John Anderson
John Anderson AC is a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales, who spent 19 years from 1989 in…
An epistemic avalanche of madness, with Peter Boghossian
One of the most important academic papers of modern times was published in 2017. It was titled, ‘The Conceptual Penis…
Our world through Roman eyes, with Tom Holland
In some respects, the Romans feel strangely familiar. In the great men (and yes, they were almost always men) of…
“Trump is a canvas for Americans” – Michael Berry
Drugs in the White House… Presidential court cases… Geriatric party leaders… Eight hour hunger strikes… And the odd attempted ‘insurrection.’…
“Silliness always wins” – Monty Franklin
We live in an age where the lines between entertainment and political activism are so blurred as to be almost…
Australia on the psychiatrist’s couch, with Dr Tanveer Ahmed
Society’s approach to mental health is, well, healthier than it was in the past. The stiff upper lip, suck it…
Left is not woke, with Susan Neiman
It isn’t hard to find a right-wing critique of woke ideology. It is much more difficult to find left-leaning thinkers…
“The west has become more like China” – Adam Creighton
Adam Creighton is an Australian economist and journalist. He is currently the Washington correspondent for The Australian newspaper. In this…
A heretic’s manifesto, with Brendan O’Neill
Brendan O’Neill is the chief political writer for Spiked and a regular contributor to The Spectator. His new book, ‘A…
“I’ll never stop fighting for women” – Sall Grover
Sall Grover was a Hollywood screenwriter for a decade before returning to Australia to start ‘Giggle’ – a social media…
“I never count America out” – Miranda Devine
Miranda Devine is an Australian journalist and bestselling author. Whilst working in Australia, her opinion pieces for, among others, The…
“People no longer understand satire” – Johannes Leak
Johannes Leak is the Editorial Cartoonist for The Australian. Like his father Bill before him, Johannes’ cartoons represent the soul…
“Why I left Mumford and Sons” – Winston Marshall
Winston Marshall was the banjoist and lead guitarist for British folk rock band Mumford and Sons. In 2021, he left…
“Stop welcoming me to my own country” – Senator Alex Antic
Senator Alex Antic is a Liberal Senator representing South Australia in the Australian Federal Parliament. In this wide-ranging conversation with…
The uneasy relationship between sport & politics, with Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut is Australia’s greatest ever men’s basketballer. His glittering professional career started in 2005 when he became the first…
Wargaming the war over Taiwan, with Mick Ryan
Mick Ryan is a retired Major-General in the Australian Army. His decorated 35 year military career included deployments to East…
Dispatches from the culture wars, with Daisy Cousens
Daisy Cousens is one of the most insightful and entertaining voices in Australian political and social commentary. She’s mastered legacy…
“We must stop treating Aboriginal people differently” – Warren Mundine
Warren Mundine grew up in a poor Aboriginal family in the 1950’s and rose to become the National President of…
“Stop stealing my money!” – Why superannuation doesn’t work, with Cameron Murray
Cameron Murray is an Australian author and economist, who specialises in property markets, environmental economics and corruption. His latest book…
“Fear your silence more than your words” – Kellie-Jay Keen (AKA Posie Parker)
Kellie-Jay Keen is an activist for sex-based rights. She is the founder of Standing For Women, a global women’s rights…
Why companies go woke, with Peter Klein
Almost every big company has embraced woke policies and attitudes over the last five years, despite little evidence they improve…
“The price of safety is freedom” – Konstantin Kisin
Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster and writer. His speech earlier this year to the Oxford Union on ‘whether…
“Australia no longer has free speech” – Josh Krook
We now live in an age where words are violence. Where hate speech is not just vile, but illegal. Where…
“Feminism is dying” – Sydney Watson [Part II]
In last week’s episode host Will Kingston chatted to firebrand conservative commentator Sydney Watson, whose funny and fearless culture war…
“Some parents want a trans daughter more than a gay son” – Sydney Watson [Part I]
Sydney Watson is not a quiet Australian, although she shares their frustrations. On the contrary she’s a very loud Australian.…
“Net Zero will impoverish you, help China and won’t even save the planet” – Ross Clark
Australia and the UK have adopted a legally-binding commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In this provocative conversation…
“Wokeism is a denial of our humanity” – Francis Foster
Why are there almost no right-wing comedians? Why do we take jokes so seriously these days? Is it even possible…
“The costs of our lockdowns were 68 times the benefits” – Gigi Foster
The pandemic may be coming to an end, but the virus of groupthink that infected our institutions still runs rampant.…
Welcome to Australiana
Australia is changing before our eyes but we cannot see it. Or perhaps we don’t want to? Enter Australiana, the…
