Today in The Australian
Even the innocent are lost to this virtual lynch mob
Eric Schneiderman, the attorney-general of New York who resigned on Monday just hours after being accused of sexual misconduct, apparently suffers from Portnoy’s Complaint, which Philip Roth defined, on the first page of his novel by that name, as “a disorder in which strongly felt altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature”.
05 May2018
Karl Marx: flawed visionary sowed seeds of clarity and chaos
Today in The Australian
Karl Marx, who was born on May 5, 1818, has not had much luck with centenaries.
When his first centenary was celebrated in 1918, the international socialist movement he had fought so tirelessly to create had been torn apart by World War I, with the revolutionary turmoil in Russia inducing further convulsions.
Karl Marx, who was born on May 5, 1818, has not had much luck with centenaries.
When his first centenary was celebrated in 1918, the international socialist movement he had fought so tirelessly to create had been torn apart by World War I, with the revolutionary turmoil in Russia inducing further convulsions.
27 Apr2018
Financial system will be rebooted only to fail again
Today in The Australian
If there is a lesson to be drawn from the trail of horrors uncovered by the banking and financial services royal commission, it is the folly of forcing ever greater financial risk on to people who lack the skills to manage it.
If there is a lesson to be drawn from the trail of horrors uncovered by the banking and financial services royal commission, it is the folly of forcing ever greater financial risk on to people who lack the skills to manage it.
20 Apr2018
We love a big Australia — but not so fast
Today in The Australian
It is true that Melbourne, with just half London’s population, covers six times London’s area, as Shaping a Nation, the research paper on migration released earlier this week by the Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs, claims. But it hardly follows that Melbourne should, or sensibly could, aim to achieve London’s population density.
It is true that Melbourne, with just half London’s population, covers six times London’s area, as Shaping a Nation, the research paper on migration released earlier this week by the Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs, claims. But it hardly follows that Melbourne should, or sensibly could, aim to achieve London’s population density.
13 Apr2018
Kevin Rudd’s 2020 summit symphony fell flat
Today in The Australian
Listening, on the eve of its 10th anniversary, to recordings of the Rudd government’s 2020 Summit, it was hard not to be reminded of Rossini’s quip about Wagner. “One cannot judge Wagner’s Lohengrin from a first hearing,” said the maestro, “and I certainly do not intend to hear it a second time.”
Listening, on the eve of its 10th anniversary, to recordings of the Rudd government’s 2020 Summit, it was hard not to be reminded of Rossini’s quip about Wagner. “One cannot judge Wagner’s Lohengrin from a first hearing,” said the maestro, “and I certainly do not intend to hear it a second time.”
06 Apr2018
Trump’s tariffs, China’s attitude spell trouble for world trade
Today in The Australian
For all his bellicose rhetoric, Donald Trump’s trade policy is not a major departure from the traditional American stance. But with China mounting an aggressive response, the world trading system is under greater threat than it has been for decades.
For all his bellicose rhetoric, Donald Trump’s trade policy is not a major departure from the traditional American stance. But with China mounting an aggressive response, the world trading system is under greater threat than it has been for decades.