By now, it is well known that the left has been winning and the right losing–for a long time. Some say this losing streak began in the 1960’s, others blame World War Two, World War One, or even the French Revolution; nevertheless, this probe is unimportant for our purposes. What is acutely important, instead, is… Continue reading The Masters of Hegemony
As the culmination of years in criminal law proceedings, Tuesday the High Court acquitted Cardinal Pell of child sex abuse charges, allowing Australia’s best known Catholic to be released from prison. On the unanimous judgement reached, Tony Abbott was most felicitous: “I think the judgement speaks for itself.” Pell’s innocence aside, the left-wing rage against… Continue reading Understanding the Rage Against Cardinal Pell
