Woke capitalism, like the #MeToo movement before it, is in self-destruct mode. You may recall that last year, Disney threatened to boycott Georgia if the state passed a pro-life “heartbeat bill”. Arguing that the slated legislation was an injustice to women’s...
Not so many years ago, ‘political correctness’ was an eye-rolling description of our culture’s tendency to self-censor in polite company, and to shame those who wouldn’t play along. Soon after, the culturally observant noted the ascent of ‘identity politics’ — a...
Facts once assumed true by everyone are quickly becoming controversial. This is a trend we have all become aware of. There is, for example, increasing pressure to suggest that pregnancy can happen to women and men. People who wish to express that “all lives matter”...
Oprah Winfrey is a picture of the American Dream. Raised in a rural area and from a poor family, Oprah has worked hard and ridden a wave of popularity to acquire a net worth of over $2.5 billion. She is adored by Americans of every background and social class—but she...
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or Player FM. Please give us a 5 star rating and review to help others find it! 2020 has been quite a year. If COVID-19 and the George Floyd riots weren’t enough to get your attention, there are now statues being torn...
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or Player FM. Please give us a 5 star rating and review to help others find it! The Australian journalist Greg Sheridan has quipped that these days, “the academic fashion is to attack Western civilisation, not study...
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or Player FM. Please give us a 5 star rating and review to help others find it! Aussies are a laid-back bunch. That’s partly why we don’t like to talk religion or politics in polite company. When these topics come up at...
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or Player FM. Please give us a 5 star rating and review to help others find it! What do Germaine Greer and J. K. Rowling have in common? Until recently, an obvious answer was that they are strident feminists. But more...