Essays & reportage
25 June 2025
A former leader’s trajectory is also the story of the Liberal Party’s narrowing base
Books & arts
27 January 2023
The dire state of the Republican Party has decades-old roots
International
10 December 2020
What do Covid-19 and the defeat of Donald Trump mean for right-wing authoritarians around the world?
Books & arts
20 April 2020
Four recent books provide partial answers. But are they asking the right question?
Essays & reportage
12 March 2020
Culture warriors capitalised on political polarisation, and then pushed it further
National affairs
20 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull’s predicament reflects the crisis of modern conservatism
Essays & reportage
22 March 2017
What is the alt-right intelligentsia talking about?
National affairs
8 February 2017
Cory Bernardi’s defection is unlikely to excite voters or inflict lasting damage on the government
National affairs
8 February 2017
This week’s events underline the fact that Liberals are still struggling with the question of how they can be more than simply an anti-Labor party