Misandry: The Hate That’s OK
Let us engage in a small social experiment. Hands up those of you who know what “misandry” means. A couple of hands? That’s it? All…
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“Sydney Traditionalists” Facebook Page Taken Down
Our friends and supporters may have noticed that as of some time last night, the “Sydney Traditionalists” Facebook account has been down. The administrator who…
The Dangers of “Enlightened” Foolery
“If two consenting adults want to live together in close union and can find a consenting minister of religion to bless their union, who are…
First “Shots Fired” in Australia’s Culture War, 2014
Cory Bernardi wrote a book late last year titled The Conservative Revolution (Connor Court, 2013). To most thinking Conservatives the more controversial element of the…
Conservative Tales No. 2: Tradition as Language
Last Christmas I had to undertake the awful task of combing the bowels of a ‘shopping centre’ to find some inexpensive ‘stocking fillers’ for my…
The Maximal Monarchy: A Monarchist’s Case Against Crowned Republicanism
¶ It’s now been almost two months since Tony Abbott’s Liberal government came to power over the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd-led Labor Party. The relative swing from left to…
A Question for “Conservatives”
It was drawn to my attention that this week’s episode of the ABC programme Q & A began with a rather “strong question”.1 Normally I regard…
Not Your Traditional Idea of Education
Some would regard it as a brilliant piece of modern advertising. It is personal, crisp, direct. It carries a simple and effective message: “Oh come…
The Demise of Being Independent
Today I had the misfortune of finding out that yet another independent book seller is on the brink of closure. It seems to me that…
William of Cloudeslee: Who is He?
In an effort to educate my eldest boy as to his heritage, I decided to read to him from a book that I ‘salvaged’ entitled Hero-Myths…