Helen Dale
Australian literature's lone classical liberal. Hack lawyer. Miles Franklin Award winner. 'Kingdom of the Wicked' out now. R/T ≠ endorsement. 🏳️🌈
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David Cameron's lazy admission about the Queen and Scottish independence will do lasting damage to national unity
Her Majesty's role is worth more than an uptick in book sales to a former PM
Tory minister says UK may grant Australians freedom of movement denied to EU citizens after Brexit
Liz Truss says she wants 'fully comprehensive trade deal' reflecting the fact that Britons and Australians want to live and work in each others' countries
Letting China join the WTO was the worst decision the West ever made
It’s not often that you come across a book that completely transforms your understanding of the world. Just recently I’ve read two. One, Tom Holland’s Dominion concerns the debt we all owe — not just…
Canadian vaping illness victim recovered
While seven individuals have died in the United States as a result of vaping illness, Canada has so far come out fairly safe.
New journal aims to tackle biggest problems in scholarly communication
A new journal from Cambridge University Press will take a radical new approach to both publishing and peer reviewing research.
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This is a very good idea. I hope it succeeds. RTYI @PsychRabble, @EPoe187 & @clairlemon
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Why the liberal West is a Christian creation
In Pontius Pilate (1961), a Borges-like fiction by the French literary theorist and former surrealist Roger Caillois, the Roman governor of Judea who ordered the death by crucifixion of Jesus instead releases him under the protection of imperial...
Scott Morrison's joke falls flat at the Midwinter Ball
When the Prime Minister's joke failed to elicit laughter, he told the room: "You made jokes about it," paused and said: "Ooh harsh over here."
Advent of the Modern Economy: A Panoramic View
What is modern economic growth, and why was it invented in the West? Economist Stephen Davies explains.
Clearing up some myths around e-cigarettes
No doubt you will have seen some of the stories in the media recently following the publication of PHE’s latest update of the evidence on e-cigarettes . E-cigarettes do seem to be a bit like M
Long Read Review: Carl Schmitt in and out of History
In this long read, Joshua Smeltzer reviews two recent books that return to the works of infamous political and legal theorist Carl Schmitt, Perilous Futures: On Carl Schmitt’s Late Writings b…
Extended Review: Helen Dale — Kingdom of the Wicked
Book 1: Rules and Book 2: Order
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The best thing is being reviewed by someone who gets exactly what you wanted to achieve. Classicist & BFS commentator @TheCharmQuark talks Kingdom of the Wicked - RTYI @GeorgePeretzQC & @llewelyn_morgan
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The Dance of a Thousand Hands – Robert Traynor
The incredible dance troupe of 63 Chinese deaf dancers...
How John Bercow saved me from Short Man Syndrome
I think my colleagues on the pro-Brexit side of the aisle have been a little unkind in their response to John Bercow’s announcement that he’ll be standing down as chief referee in the House of…
'You think you're using them, but they're using you': Dastyari on donors, deceit and depression
The former Labor senator has been a pin-up model for Chinese influence in Australian politics for two years. Suddenly he has competition.
What Are Boris Johnson’s Options?
His hands are tied by Parliament, but perhaps not completely.
Hell Is Fighting Brexit for All Eternity
Maybe the definition of Hell really is re-fighting the 2016 Brexit Referendum for all eternity.
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Helen Dale
I’ve been out of range today (in Yosemite looking at giant trees), which provided me with a break from Brexit. If you think too much Brexit is never enough, here’s me in @LawLiberty on what is now a constitutional swamp, not a crisis
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In advance of this week’s prorogation legal battle in the UK Supreme Court, here’s my most recent piece (for @Reinsch84’s @LawLiberty) on how Brexit brought us to this point.
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Prime Minister’s advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was ‘unlawful’
The Prime Minister’s advice to HM the Queen that the United Kingdom Parliament should be prorogued for five weeks in the run up to “Brexit” was “unlawful”, the Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled in a judgment whose full version will be...
(Almost) Everything You Know About GamerGate is Wrong
Harassment campaign? Misogynist hate mob? Alt-right test run? It’s much more complicated.