What US sport can teach us about national pride
A nation as fractious as the US has found in its sport a source of patriotism. It’s no accident the Star-Spangled Banner is sung with passion. It offers a lesson for Australia.
Timothy Lynch
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Myth of 9/11 ‘over-reaction’ does Israel no favours
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Want to counter Trump? Just pardon him
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Chile’s race politics a study in why voice will fail
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Why Trump remains an ‘anti-government’ hero
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How the working masses lose out to ‘woke capitalism’ boom
Explaining the new progressive hegemony in corporate Australia is less important than appreciating its likely political effects.
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