Why would the US government destroy the country’s research capability, sabotage its economy, and put crackpots and incompetents in charge of some of its most essential functions?
Developments since right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s murder have exposed the lie that conservatives and the far right are somehow champions of “free speech” against a censorious left “cancel culture”.
Far-right and outright fascist politics are on the rise across the West. Australia isn’t immune. The recent spate of far-right protests here is a wake-up call.
Politicians and newspaper editors are trying to convince us that the March for Australia rallies on 31 August were not far-right mobilisations by racist dogs, but decent folk motivated by legitimate concerns, who just happened to be duped by Nazis.
The anti-migrant onslaught in the United States is being significantly expanded with a US$170 billion injection into the border and immigration regime.
