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1 month ago | 
quadrant.org.au | James Allan |Tony Thomas |Tony and Jackie Thomas |Nicholas Hasluck |Roger Partridge
My friend Roger Partridge persists in misrepresenting Trump 2.0's considerable achievements and their legality. Here's his dose of remedial educationMar 22 20259 minsIgnorant, inflamed and inane, the national broadcaster is always likening Trump to Hitler.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Roger Franklin |Joe Dolce |Nicholas Hasluck |James Allan
I once believed tariffs were evil. I also used to think life would all work out for the best. Then China helped me to grow upNov 29 20245 minsOn reflection, [I] would have rather invented a machine that […]Nov 29 202419 mins"I resolved to read all the Powell novels in order, from start to finish, but not in a scholarly way"Nov 29 202419 minsA general view among economic commentators is that Trump’s tariffs will cost jobs, reduce growth and increase inflation.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Joe Dolce |Nicholas Hasluck |Laurence Karacsony |Christopher Heathcote
On reflection, [I] would have rather invented a machine that […]Nov 29 202419 mins"I resolved to read all the Powell novels in order, from start to finish, but not in a scholarly way"Nov 29 202419 minsA primary lesson of Greek mythology is the danger of trying to elevate oneself to the status of the godsNov 29 202413 minsOn reflection, [I] would have rather invented a machine that would help farmers with their work: for example a lawnmower.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Joe Dolce |Nicholas Hasluck |Laurence Karacsony |Barry Spurr
On reflection, [I] would have rather invented a machine that […] Nov 29 2024 19 mins "I resolved to read all the Powell novels in order, from start to finish, but not in a scholarly way" Nov 29 2024 19 mins A primary lesson of Greek mythology is the danger of trying to elevate oneself to the status of the gods Nov 29 2024 13 mins I chanced upon a dust-jacket note by Clive James in which he suggested that Anthony Powell’s sequence of novels, A Dance to the Music of Time, about life in England...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Nicholas Hasluck |Laurence Karacsony |Elizabeth Power |Barry Spurr
"I resolved to read all the Powell novels in order, from start to finish, but not in a scholarly way"Nov 29 202419 minsA primary lesson of Greek mythology is the danger of trying to elevate oneself to the status of the godsNov 29 202413 minson’t forget,’ Edwina reminded Hector as she approached the table […]Nov 29 20249 minsThe Western literary tradition, since the Greeks, has been concerned with mankind’s congenital hubris.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Gary Furnell |Nicholas Hasluck
Catching the blues As the last wood swallow flies north […] Nov 29 2024 1 mins The three most recent Popes have all offered wise and refreshing perspectives on the role and place of art Nov 28 2024 16 mins Two movies -- The Assistant and An American Murder -- demonstrate how fiction can shed light on the nature of a place and time Nov 28 2024 15 mins Robert Frost talks to his Breakfast Figs Purple skins peel easily from a tray of store-bought figs; you start with a piece between small knife...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Gary Furnell |Nicholas Hasluck
Catching the blues As the last wood swallow flies north […]Nov 29 20241 minsThe three most recent Popes have all offered wise and refreshing perspectives on the role and place of artNov 28 202416 minsTwo movies -- The Assistant and An American Murder -- demonstrate how fiction can shed light on the nature of a place and timeNov 28 202415 minsA Day Like Any OtherIt was a day like any other day,a moderate temperature, somecloud, a light wind from the West.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Gary Furnell |Nicholas Hasluck
Catching the blues As the last wood swallow flies north […]Nov 29 20241 minsThe three most recent Popes have all offered wise and refreshing perspectives on the role and place of artNov 28 202416 minsTwo movies -- The Assistant and An American Murder -- demonstrate how fiction can shed light on the nature of a place and timeNov 28 202415 minsI dreamt I sawI dreamt I saw Virginia Woolfalive and swimming back to shore,calm, serene, content in herself.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Gary Furnell |Nicholas Hasluck
Catching the blues As the last wood swallow flies north […]Nov 29 20241 minsThe three most recent Popes have all offered wise and refreshing perspectives on the role and place of artNov 28 202416 minsTwo movies -- The Assistant and An American Murder -- demonstrate how fiction can shed light on the nature of a place and timeNov 28 202415 minsmusic notationclefs like ornamented ears,(bass: pierced, studded.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Gary Furnell |Nicholas Hasluck
Catching the blues As the last wood swallow flies north […] Nov 29 2024 1 mins The three most recent Popes have all offered wise and refreshing perspectives on the role and place of art Nov 28 2024 16 mins Two movies -- The Assistant and An American Murder -- demonstrate how fiction can shed light on the nature of a place and time Nov 28 2024 15 mins Libretto Trudging a calle at the texting pace Of someone ahead, a child’s Voice behind—complaining (while crying) in Italian—sounded almost...
