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The “marketplace of ideas” is usually less a showroom for shiny new models and more of a cheery Op Shop. So it’s a big deal when a genuinely new argument is spotted in the wild – even, or perhaps especially…
Beliefs, webs, tears Unlike Bethsheba’s husband, our beliefs about the world do not go out to face the music alone. The most basic beliefs you can think of—say: that right now, my son is in the room with…
Of Frogs and Lions In a very old play called The Frogs, the protagonists (who find themselves in Hades) are treated to a poetic contest between the great Greek tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides. It is…
“Write it to be read by Christopher Pyne.” This advice was given to a colleague by his university’s research office as he finalized his application for an Australian Research Council grant. It isn’t as…
Every decent person looks on goggle eyed as Donald Trump continues his unlikely march to the Republican Party nomination. We are mesmerized by how he goes out of his way to flout every rule of “political…
A little case of 1616 repeatin’ A concerned friend recently told me of an article he had read in the good press suggesting that Shakespeare was no longer relevant today. I had to agree with the good press…
Twitter has become “a stalking ground for the sanctimoniously self-righteous”. So said Stephen Fry as he quit Twitter after being monstered for a joke he made at the BAFTA Awards. As costume designer Jenny…
As summer holidays begin to fade from memory and the routine of work has well and truly traced its habitual pathway back into our daily lives, I got to thinking about work. When do we start and stop working…
It can’t be easy being Lyle Shelton. The managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby certainly has a full dance card: holding back the tide against marriage equality, campaigning against anti-discrimination…
Barely a year after Julian Blanc was denied a visa to Australia, the outcry over Daryush Valizadeh’s planned visit and cancelled meetings has once again drawn media attention on the global “Pick Up Artist…