Articles by Dr John Smith

In the wake of the murder of United Health CEO Brian Thompson, the New York Times (NYT) has come forth with a remarkable piece of […]

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has issued what his statement calls ‘a full and unconditional pardon’ to his son Hunter Biden. The pardon has raised […]

The utter slaughter, ethnic cleansing and genocide that Israel has carried out over the last six months has, of course, been harrowing to watch. The […]

The week before last, a remarkable piece of political propaganda found its way into my mailbox. Rather than simply dismiss it outright, I thought a […]

Much has changed since I last wrote for this fine project. I hope you are all well and ready to delve into conservatism. My own […]

The Liberal-National COALition has had, to put it lightly, a bad time in recent electoral contests. From the utter wipeout in Western Australia to the […]

Background: Slim Majorities and Factional Power One of the more interesting aspects of the recent midterm elections has come from the race for control of […]

I think it is time we defined what certain terms mean in our political discourse. I do not refer to the BS definitions, talking points […]

The so-called Seven Deadly Sins are seven acts (or the associated emotions) that are said to bring about death. I hope to show here that, […]

For many years, indeed since the failure of the 1999 referendum on the idea of an Australian Republic, it was predicted that the death of […]

Two journalists, Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, are soon to publish a book entitled Plagued, dealing with the Morrison Government’s response to COVID-19. The part […]

Speaking at a festival recently, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed a referendum to create an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Specifically, the proposal is […]

As many are no doubt aware, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the 1973 decision Roe v Wade. Given how big of an issue […]

The media and the opposition have made much of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s gall in travelling overseas. Cries of hypocrisy are flying thick and fast […]