Jerry Seinfeld claims that the “extreme left” is to blame for the death of comedy on TV – but is he right?
The 70-year-old comedian has revealed the jokes he says he couldn’t get away with on his celebrated sitcom today.
The argument about the violent terror attack video is urgent and important. But what if the greater danger is slow and insidious?
We have increasing difficulty in integrating disparate views,and having civil disagreements. The only antidotes are slowness,nuance,and a tolerance for complexity – all things that are increasingly rare.
The author of The Beach and director of Ex Machina has made a film about the collapse of democracy. It’s a harrowing vision but,he says,it needn’t come true.
When the author dared police to arrest her – if they believed she’d broken new hate-speech laws – she struck a blow for freedom.
On their way to Australia,Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff explain why selling certain books demands grit these days.
The racism case that has polarised the NRL has raised difficult questions about what’s offensive and who gets to judge it.
If conversations about racism feel difficult or make you uncomfortable,Australia’s new race discrimination commissioner is not surprised.
The King’s School headmaster is railing against ‘wokeness’. Grab a musket and ready the hounds.
Headmaster Tony George says children attending non-government schools are being increasingly ridiculed.