Blonde on Blonde
Andrew Dominik’s much-maligned film about the life and death of a screen icon claws through the sentimental myth-making in search of terrible truths.
Charlotte Allen
· 32 min read
A Fashionable Madness: The Obsession with ‘Settler Colonialism’
The works of literary critic Adam Kirsch and of novelist and memoirist Joan Didion provide a salutary rebuttal of settler colonialist theory.
Robert Huddleston
· 14 min read
Culture of Complaint and the New Deal Murals
Art in public spaces will always be scrutinised for the propriety of its iconography, and it will remain under attack as long as its guardians are willing to pander to the narcissistic impulses of the activists.
Julia Friedman
· 7 min read
How Russia Evades Western Sanctions
Shady trade routes and oil tankers keep the Russian economy ticking over.
Sonny Loughran
· 9 min read
The Sword of Damocles over Iran
The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities may be imminent—here’s why.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
Tales of Creation and Adaptation
The journey of two novels from mind to page to silver screen.
Allan Stratton
· 22 min read
Reverse Sexism in Australian Research
Grant applications should be assessed on their scientific merits—not on the sex or political leanings of the applicant.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
Towards a New Liberal International Order
It is time for democratic countries to accept that the existing system is broken and that they must develop a new global security architecture.
Matt Johnson
· 26 min read
The Return of the Black Flags
The conditions that first produced ISIS have been left to fester as part of a wider malign neglect toward the Muslim Middle East in the aftermath of the Iraq war.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Podcast #254: In Defence of Beauty
Iona Italia talks to artist Megan Gafford about how we have come to value statement-making over beauty and craftsmanship in art and architecture.
Quillette
· 44 min read
Searching for Presidential Rhetoric
Students should study extensively the presidential rhetoric of earlier times, because it often demonstrates civility far better than the rhetoric of the present.
Robert C. Thornett
· 13 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq
Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.
Oscar Clarke
· 10 min read