Poem: “The English Tongue Today”
Once upon a time the English tongue, Used to be like rhythmic music sung. What has happened to this speech today? Tortured it has been…
Language
Essays on the Frankfurt School, Part III: Carl Jung
As to the previous essay on Existentialism, it could be surmised that man’s obligation to construct meaning in his own life is limited only to…
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…
Quote of the Week: Simon Heffer, “Strictly English”
“George Orwell, perhaps the finest stylist in English in the 20th century, argued in the late 1940s that our language was declining thanks to ‘political…
My Education in Australia
When I look back on my life in Australia, I feel truly grateful for the education which I received, and which forms an integral part…
Elegant English: How to Communicate like a Gentleman or a Lady
Whenever I have lamented the poor use of English grammar, lexicon or semantics in the present age, people have told me that I was over-reacting,…
T. S. Eliot and Reactionary Modernism in the Early Twentieth Century
T. S. Eliot is best known as the greatest poet of the twentieth century. Less known, at least in the popular imagination, is his substantial…
All Things Being Equal – The Madness of Egalitarianism in Australia
Introduction Anyone who has lived in Australia for even one day would notice how fiercely egalitarian this culture is, or how everyone strives for equality…