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US News & World Report
In 1972, conservatives were so dismayed by the Nixon presidency they fought against his renomination. Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains how Watergate turned some of Nixon's most vocal critics...
Painting Rupert Murdoch as a money-making conservative does not explain his support for unprofitable publications
The 17th issue of the Centre's magazine, American Review.
Don’t presume that tensions between China, a rising state, and the United States, the status quo power, will lead to conflict
The Australian
It is imperative that the West thinks clearly about the underlying cause of the Russia–Ukraine standoff that resulted in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, says research associate Tom Switzer...
US News & World Report
A new film by conservative activist Dinest D'Souza accuses leftists of conspiring to overtake the political machinery of the United States by convincing American their country was a...
The American Conservative
The conventional wisdom in the West blames the turmoil in Eastern Europe on Vladimir Putin’s goal to recreate the former Soviet Empire. Research associate Tom Switzer says disasters like MH17 could recur...
Overland
Artists like Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and British duo Jungle have received sale and critical acclaim, but less attention has been paid to their relationship with the African American culture on which...
Spectator UK
From his election to Congress in 1946 to his resignation from the presidency in 1974, Richard Nixon was written off time and again. Research associate Tom Switzer reviews Nixon aide Patrick J...
US News & World Report
A megalomaniacal mining magnate, a rugby league player nicknamed the Brick with Eyes, and an ex-corporal with no front teeth are amongst the small bloc of populists who...
ABC The Drum
How did the US get to the point where a progressive president proposes deporting children as a solution to a humanitarian crisis? Lecturer David Smith says the answer may be...
The Wall Street Journal
Less than a year after taking power on a promise to dismantle Australia's carbon tax, the country's Liberal government has succeeded in abolishing the levy. Research associate Tom Switzer says...
Only when Britain finally realises that Europe is impotent will it make an effort with America again
ABC The Drum
In a recent visit to Australia, American economist Joseph Stiglitz criticised harshly his home country for its social welfare policies. Jonathan Bradley, the online editor of Centre journal American Review...
US News & World Report
Conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck plans to donate teddy bears and soccer balls to immigrant children detained after crossing the US border, but his act of charity is stoking...
US News & World Report
An experiment by Facebook, in which the social network changed the variety of content it presented people so as to manipulate their emotions, has outraged users. Research associate...
The Conversation
Australian artist Sia has not only found international success as a performer, but also as a writer for American stars like Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Britney Spears. Lecturer Rebecca Sheehan discusses how the singer-songwriter's...
A novel of race and immigration draws US culture with comic precision
Obama’s feckless foreign policy has encouraged Russian intransigence in Ukraine
US News & World Report
In an America suspicious of commercial power, the Supreme Court is becoming increasingly business friendly in its rulings. Research associate Nicole Hemmer says in its Hobby Lobby decision, the...
