Secular blowhards just don’t get the papacy
The upcoming conclave is not about liberals versus conservatives but who will best express the timeless Catholic faith.
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Trump’s first 100 days more like Blunderland than Blitzkrieg
The goals of Donald Trump’s second term are ambitious, but so far the execution has been strikingly incompetent. Voters may start to ask: what’s the use of a strong man who can’t do anything right?
Trump’s made Harvard look like the underdog
Weakening the ideological control elite universities have over young minds is desirable, but this all-out assault will backfire.
Trump vs China: The world has entered a perilous new phase
After ambiguity about how he might deal with Beijing, Donald Trump has hit it with the economic equivalent of a baseball bat. This potential cycle of escalation carries huge risks.
Trump is trashing America’s reputation
America’s reputation, burnished over centuries, is the greatest geopolitical brand ever created. But Trump is carrying out history’s greatest exercise in brand destruction.
Trump’s bold plan to reawaken the American dream
There may be a degree of method in the US President’s tariff madness, but higher domestic prices are a hard sell to voters.
Long march of big tech not at odds with the divine
As humanity pushes the boundaries of science and artificial intelligence, God is waiting in the wings.
Signal failure occurs when tribalism trumps all
Pete Hegseth is ill-suited to high office but this national security fiasco is down to politicians putting party above principle.
Karma has come for Mark Carney – and Canada
This embodiment of globalism finds himself championing national sovereignty as Trump eyes a North American union.
My father knew the meaning of a life well lived
There was a serenity to this humble man, who we buried this week: it came of valuing duty, sacrifice and love above all else.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/gerard-baker