Gary Furnell

2 months ago | quadrant.org.au | Roger Partridge |Gary Furnell |Phil Shannon |J.D. Vance

When a democracy surrenders constitutional principles for political advantage, there is rarely a path backFeb 22 20259 minsDefoe invested Robinson Crusoe with more than a castaway theme, not least a consideration of economics, community and toleranceFeb 21 202514 minsSam Kerr's foul mouth might have seen her banished from pitch to prison, but a woke 'get out of jail free' worked a treatFeb 21 20256 minsFor many conservatives, Donald Trump’s return to the presidency brings hope.

Jan 15, 2025 | quadrant.org.au | Maxim Nikiforov |Alan Moran |Raymond Burns |Gary Furnell

There is much to be optimistic about 2025. And yet mainstream conservatism still requires a push, for if we do not confront the Left and its agents, who will? Jan 16 20256 minsThe emperor made Christians his scapegoats. The culprits driving California's conflagration have their own straw men to burn Jan 16 20254 minsIn the hands of a Tim Winton, our fiction is in good shape. At its second-best, it’s encouraging.

Jan 11, 2025 | quadrant.org.au | Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Anthony Daniels |John Mikkelsen |Gary Furnell

Dr Zuhdi Jasser wants to rid Islam of its bad bits. He is, without the shadow of doubt, an unrivalled fantasiserJan 12 20256 minsHow long before the right to die becomes the duty to die and the elderly are being officially reminded not to be a burden? Jan 11 20257 minsThe Bureau of Meteorology very good at predicting what the weather will be like in 100 years. About tomorrow, though, not so muchJan 11 20257 minsI was going to leave the tiresome Western apologetics for Islam alone for a time.

Dec 28, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Raymond Burns |Peter Fenwick |Gavin Silbert |Gary Furnell

Putting left-wing identitarians in charge of literary prizes is a good way to turn them into cesspools of cronyism and biasJan 09 202514 minsCentral to Trump's agenda is the fundamental question: are decisions best made by 'experts', or by those who are most affected? Jan 08 202514 minsYoung lawyers are led to believe courts are fair and dispense untainted justice.

Nov 29, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Roger Franklin |Gary Furnell |Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Eugene A Donnini

his new monograph on the art of Serbian Australian iconographer […]Nov 29 20246 minsbought this book, knowing little about it, on the basis […]Nov 29 202411 minsI once believed tariffs were evil. I also used to think life would all work out for the best.