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By James Moore “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.” (Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass.) The word flâneur is most recently traced to the French language and bears a meaning considered almost pejorative […]

Introduction: Removing the Halo to See the Man Few historical figures are so well known – and so poorly understood – as Jesus. Over two millennia, theology, empire, myth-making, and political convenience have layered stories […]

There are really a lot of good things happening, involving a huge number of good people. My favourite is that very persistent, won’t-be-beat boat – the Golden Rule, with its crew and supporters – Veterans […]

It’s been one of the strangest cricket series on record. Hurried, frenetic, foolish, haphazard and, at points, unbecomingly immature. The cricket between England and Australia in this, the 2025-6 Ashes series, was a recreational coke […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock​​   Set to take office on January 1, 2026, the Mamdani administration augurs a new era of democratic socialism in the heart of America’s capitalist mecca. Initially, many jaded observers ignored […]

With Gabriel Klein, Research Assistant and Scholar Dedication: For our Mother, who regards truth as more important than myth. In truth, there is no judgment, only justice. To the world, she is many things, but […]

We continue our annual top five most widely read articles for the year. Number 4 in 2025 goes to Bert Hetebry for Is it Armageddon?, published in January. I cannot be sure, but I seem […]

WWTD (“What would Trump do”) is no longer a hypothetical. It is a pattern of behaviour repeated so consistently that its outcomes are now predictable. These moves (30 in total) are not a list of […]

Michael McCormack, former leader of the National Party, had a surprising and emotional outburst before the Christmas break. Surprising in that rarely has he shown this level of energy, certainly not when he was National’s […]

Dedication: For our Mother, who regards truth as more important than myth. In truth, there is no judgment, only justice. To the world, she is many things, but to us, she will always be Mum. […]

We begin our annual top five most widely read articles for the year. Coming in at Number 5 is Something is wrong – seriously wrong – but I can’t put my finger on it by […]

Microsoft has just quietly slashed expectations for Copilot, its much-hyped AI wonderchild that was supposed to revolutionise work. It turns out the thing can’t reliably perform even basic tasks. After billions in development and a […]

At present, there is a pot-calling-the-kettle-black approach being taken by the European Union and the United States regarding the imposition of sanctions upon individuals deemed hostile to free speech. On December 23, the US State […]