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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To a radical degree — Institute of Economic Affairs
Summary Covid-19 is bursting the bubble in universities and higher education (HE), exposing the fundamentally unsound nature of the policy of successive governments and of the entire array of HE institutions. Many institutions were in a weak...
Why exams pass the test of time - UnHerd
There's a reason our assessment system has outlasted world wars — and will withstand Covid
ST NEOTS, SINGLETS & THE SECRET DOOM BAR PUMP
So, you are no so much a “Beer Blogger”, but a “Pub Blogger” So wrote a venerable CAMRA branch chairman (not THAT one) this week as we amiably discussed good pubs down south. “Pub Blogger…
What's Driving Authoritarianism Today?
Woke Capitalism and Sponsored Media Bias are Driving Leftist Authoritarianism
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The Great Trans Rights Post-Brexit Looniness
There is a foot-stamping petulance to the phrases “trans rights are human rights” and “trans women are women,” as though saying either makes it so.
Helen Dale
I've written on the Miller v College of Policing case three times for different outlets. Here's one - shared here because it's unpaywalled.
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Fruit of the Poison Tree | Fair Cop
Barrister Sarah Phillimore writes about how an enquiry to her local police force revealed an unpleasant surprise about what they had recorded against her name and why she hopes the Supreme Court will
Helen Dale
Well well well, it appears there’s a secret bigot list. Wonder if I’m on it for covering the Miller v College of Policing case? Piece by @SVPhillimore btw.
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Verfolgungsjagd am Berliner Teufelssee! Dieses Schwein hat meinen Laptop geklaut
An einem Badesee in Berlin hat eine Bache mit zwei Frischlingen einem Mann die Tasche geklaut. Der rannte dem Borstenvieh hinterher – splitternackt! Sauerei am See!
Helen Dale
"Wild boar steals naked sunbathing man's laptop".
For once, I get to say “Not STRAYA”.
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The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money: Bryan Caplan: 9780691174655: Amazon.com: Books
The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money [Bryan Caplan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <b>Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education</b> Despite being immensely popular--and...
Helen Dale
I put other people's arguments at their highest, always, but this book is pretty much my view of higher education. It's a giant scam, a Ponzi scheme, & in the case of the academic humanities, neither use nor ornament. [2]
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Reality has been Cancelled | Helen Dale | The Critic Magazine
At one point in Winnie-The-Pooh, Pooh and Piglet start to follow footprints in the snow. The pair think they belong to a creature called a “Woozle”. The tracks keep multiplying, and the two become…
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Helen Dale
Well, @HPluckrose & @ConceptualJames's "Cynical Theories" sets out how large numbers of "educated" people have come to believe things that are simply untrue.
Me in @TheCriticMag on how "Theory" burst its academic banks, feat. Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Helen Dale
I'll be live at the wireless with @Iromg on @talkRADIO tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am, talking the history of Australian immigration policy + my latest piece (on "Cynical Theories" by @HPluckrose & @ConceptualJames) in @TheCriticMag.
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The Cancel Culture Checklist
Six signs that show you're not just being criticized; you're being canceled.
Author: Helen Dale | The Critic Magazine
Helen Dale
More un-paywalled writing [2]:
5. @thecriticmag archive: thecritic.co.uk/author/helen-d…
6: @standpointmag archive: standpointmag.co.uk/author/helen-d…
I write for paywalled outlets (like @spectator & @australian), too, but I can't guarantee that the paywalls won't bounce you out.
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Author: Helen Dale | Standpoint
Helen Dale
More un-paywalled writing [2]:
5. @thecriticmag archive: thecritic.co.uk/author/helen-d…
6: @standpointmag archive: standpointmag.co.uk/author/helen-d…
I write for paywalled outlets (like @spectator & @australian), too, but I can't guarantee that the paywalls won't bounce you out.
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The Independent Republic of Mike Graham on acast
The best bits from The Independent Republic of Mike Graham on talkRADIO. Listen live every weekday from 10am til 1pm. Find more from talkRADIO at talkRADIO.CO.UK 740124
Time for positive action, not negative words says senior Lib Dem councillor as he joins the Conservative Party
Rushmoor's longest serving and senior Liberal Democrat councillor joins the Conservative Party
Only one party with a positive vision for Rushmoor, says Cllr
The worrying slide towards self-censorship in our universities - CapX
In 1995 Robert Putnam published an essay titled ‘Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital’. For Leave-supporting academics today’s equivalent might be ‘dining alone’ – at least, according to a new report from the thinktank Policy Exchange....
UK Defence Committee chair muses treating TikTok like Huawei: So eyeball its code then ban it from the country?
Chinese-owned vid app reportedly moving HQ to London