Commentary

Pre-COP Blackout in Fiji: What It Does and Doesn’t Prove About Renewable Energy Sometimes the news writes its own punchline. Last week, at an international climate meeting hosted by Australia in Fiji, the power went out. For critics of Australia’s energy policy, it was almost too perfect: a summit about …

Is Australia a Cut Flower? John Anderson’s Case for Recovering Our Christian Roots Imagine a bunch of flowers in a vase. They’re beautiful, fragrant and full of colour. But they’ve been cut from the plant that gave them life. For a while, they look fine. Slowly, though, they begin to …

Gerald McDermott and the Israel Debate: A Fair Reading Guide for Christians Few topics divide Christians as quickly as Israel. Mention the word at a church lunch and you may hear passionate support, deep suspicion, or an awkward silence. Part of the problem is that many of us formed our …

Carlson vs Rees-Mogg: What a Heated Debate Teaches Us About Disagreeing Well When two prominent conservatives sat down recently for an hour-long conversation on war, Russia and national defence, plenty of people tuned in expecting fireworks. They got them. The interview between American commentator Tucker Carlson and British conservative Sir …