Here are some news stories that might be of interest. Most articles will be more or less summarized in the headline. You can skim the headlines and summaries, and click the links if they are of interest. Keep in mind, many of these reports are products of an unreliable news media, so although they […]

This year, instead of the most-read articles of the year, the team have picked their favourites of the 1,500 or so we have published in 2024. They will appear in no particular order until New Year’s Eve. Today’s choice was first published on March 14, 2024. ONE of the final acts of the Vaccine Taskforce before […]

CHRISTIANITY was fundamental to the development of the West. It provided the forms of thought without which those institutions defining the West would likely never have emerged. Those institutions such as the rule of law, democracy, capitalism, science, education and the family, are being undermined by the progressive left today. The Enlightenment and its commitment to […]

This is our final Notes from the Sticks repeat. It was first published on May 1, 2022. DURING the winter I have been aware of many different kinds of lichen on branches and walls. Now that the leaves and flowers are coming out the lichens are fading into the background. The first question is: How […]

We are republishing this series on the antidote to the seven deadly sins over Christmas. This article was first published on April 20, 2018. IN A frenetic world where everything is on demand, patience is a rarity. As with all the virtues, I fall desperately short, but this one in particular I struggle with. My […]