Politics
Trump derangement syndrome denial
Word got back to me – probably via an encrypted Telegram channel run by a guy in a tracksuit who calls himself “Patriot1776” – that some die-hard MAGA trooper (Russian IP address, red hat filter, […]
Articles by Roswell
Politics
A Federal Opposition With Its Eyes Elsewhere
One could be forgiven for thinking the federal opposition has been elected to represent another country. Not officially, of course. There has been no announcement, no constitutional amendment, no quiet referendum slipped through while we […]
Politics
I stand with Greenland
I never thought I’d wake up one day and feel the need to publicly take a position on Greenland. And yet here we are – living in an era where the President of the United […]
Politics
I stand with the people of Venezuela
I never imagined I would be writing these words, but here we are: I stand with the people of Venezuela. Not with any particular government or leader, but with a nation that has just been […]
Politics
A Very Special New Year’s Message to all “Radical Left Scum”
Dearest radical left scum, What a holiday glow-up! Thanks to a certain festive bulletin from the highest office in the known universe, we were officially acknowledged in President Trump’s Christmas message: “Merry Christmas to all, […]
Politics
The Petty Palace: An Ode to Presidential Puerility
Let us, for a moment, set aside the grave matters of state. Let us not speak of policy or principle, of legacy or law. Instead, let us ponder a question that has haunted the republic […]
Politics
Australia applies America’s entry rules – President Trump lodges application
In the spirit of harmonisation with our closest ally, Australia has announced it will begin applying United States–style entry requirements to all visitors under its visa waiver arrangements. Officials say the move will ensure consistency, […]
Politics
A Week of Peak Absurdity
Some presidents tackle healthcare, or infrastructure, or employment. Donald Trump, on the other hand, has spent this week doing battle against far more pressing threats: international law, typography, and the dangerous scourge of people noticing […]
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The Spider in the Room
Every day in the United States, an average of 130 people die from gunshot wounds. That’s one every eleven minutes. Over a year it adds up to roughly 47,000 lives – more than the population […]
Politics
It could be worse. What if Stephen Miller was Secretary of War?
My wife made an off-the-cuff remark the other night: “It could be worse. What if Stephen Miller was the Secretary of War?” It was one of those throwaway lines she delivers while passing the salt, […]
Satire
Nothing says “I’m totally fine” like shouting it into the void 160 times
If you judged the situation only by President Trump’s 160 late-night Truth Social posts, you’d think something catastrophic had happened. A coup? A meteor? Someone using a paper straw in his presence? No one knew. […]
Politics
Patriots Without Borders: A Grand Tour of Global MAGA
X has introduced a new feature that shows the country an account is posting from – and within seconds, the entire MAGA universe experienced mass, unplanned international travel. Suddenly, the loudest voices insisting they are […]
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Try a Louder Voice
I write not to praise the Opposition, but to autopsy it while it’s still twitching. Barely. If it twitched any slower, we’d need carbon dating to confirm it’s still alive. Australian democracy runs on a […]
Politics
The Art of the Deflect
When the spotlight on your own past grows uncomfortably bright, the oldest trick in the political playbook is to hand the audience a flashlight and point it somewhere else. On November 14, 2025, President Trump […]
Politics
The Liar’s Club: How Trump turned Washington into an open-mic night for delusion
There was a time – long, long ago, in the distant era of 2016 – when a political lie still required some craftsmanship. You had to thread it carefully, polish it, rehearse it in the […]