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A Brief Note on the Difference Between Negotiation and Extortion

And while we’re at it, let’s think about the phrase “land swap.”

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The gross hypocrisy of Penny Wong is finally exposed on the world stage. Pauline Hanson knows the truth all too well: PETER VAN ONSELEN

The gross hypocrisy of Penny Wong is finally exposed on the world stage. Pauline Hanson knows the truth all too well: PETER VAN ONSELEN

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Letters to the Editor: New law to keep rental units cool may prove to be counterproductive

Letters to the Editor: New law to keep rental units cool may prove to be counterproductive

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PETER VAN ONSELEN: How almost EVERY Australian with one type of mortgage was the victim of an outrageous scam last week. Here's how to tell how badly you were stitched up...

PETER VAN ONSELEN: How almost EVERY Australian with one type of mortgage was the victim of an outrageous scam last week. Here's how to tell how badly you were stitched up...

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The genius man haunted by the patients he couldn't save... CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon

The genius man haunted by the patients he couldn't save... CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: King Charles keeps distance from 'toxic' brother Andrew at Balmoral

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: King Charles keeps distance from 'toxic' brother Andrew at Balmoral

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Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 19, 2025

Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 19, 2025

about 13 hours ago

Positive signs for peace — but pressure Putin if he doesn’t respond

Positive signs for peace — but pressure Putin if he doesn’t respond

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MTA diverts billions to support Hochul’s re-election bid with new Second Avenue Subway work

MTA diverts billions to support Hochul’s re-election bid with new Second Avenue Subway work

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Jeff Ross brings the funny to Broadway with ‘Take a Banana for the Ride’

Jeff Ross brings the funny to Broadway with ‘Take a Banana for the Ride’

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Driver’s license given to deadly illegal migrant trucker shows how blue states undermine border security

Driver’s license given to deadly illegal migrant trucker shows how blue states undermine border security

about 15 hours ago

Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to claim the ‘new Trump’ mantle is falling flat

Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to claim the ‘new Trump’ mantle is falling flat

about 15 hours ago

With EVERY photo of a ‘starving’ Gazan proving fake, how can you believe the famine claims?

With EVERY photo of a ‘starving’ Gazan proving fake, how can you believe the famine claims?

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Democrats demand a new Constitution — maybe America should take them up on it

Democrats demand a new Constitution — maybe America should take them up on it

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Brooklyn pols call for act of war on the feds — a pathetic new low in NYC politics

Brooklyn pols call for act of war on the feds — a pathetic new low in NYC politics

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Give up the green delusions, Albany — battery sites are too risky for New York

Give up the green delusions, Albany — battery sites are too risky for New York

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Mamdani is a national Dem nightmare, Egypt’s anti-Christian crusade and other commentary

Mamdani is a national Dem nightmare, Egypt’s anti-Christian crusade and other commentary

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QUENTIN LETTS: The encounter was electric with jeopardy... It was worse than watching a chess match when the pieces are live grenades

QUENTIN LETTS: The encounter was electric with jeopardy... It was worse than watching a chess match when the pieces are live grenades

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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: From immigration and free speech to blasphemy laws... soon we won't have a country any more. So, why do Americans care more about Britain than Labour?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: From immigration and free speech to blasphemy laws... soon we won't have a country any more. So, why do Americans care more about Britain than Labour?

about 21 hours ago

Joe Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats

Joe Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats

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Parents’ duties AND rights — the great divide facing New Jersey voters

Parents’ duties AND rights — the great divide facing New Jersey voters

Will my wife's inheritance affect our pension credit? STEVE WEBB replies

Will my wife's inheritance affect our pension credit? STEVE WEBB replies

PETER VAN ONSELEN: The list of changes that could actually happen out of Jim Chalmers' economic talkfest... and the glaring omission that tells you everything you need to know

PETER VAN ONSELEN: The list of changes that could actually happen out of Jim Chalmers' economic talkfest... and the glaring omission that tells you everything you need to know

Charter schools offer hope AND deliver excellence in NYC’s toughest neighborhoods

Charter schools offer hope AND deliver excellence in NYC’s toughest neighborhoods

Mayor Eric Adams deserves credit for his stunning housing wins

Mayor Eric Adams deserves credit for his stunning housing wins

Donald Trump deserves praise for having the nerve to meet Vladimir Putin face-to-face

Donald Trump deserves praise for having the nerve to meet Vladimir Putin face-to-face

ALEX BRUMMER: Buyout grocers crushed by debt anvil

ALEX BRUMMER: Buyout grocers crushed by debt anvil

The beauty world can't stop talking about body care, so here are all the best products I've tried from the neck down: POLISHED with Elise Wilson

The beauty world can't stop talking about body care, so here are all the best products I've tried from the neck down: POLISHED with Elise Wilson

Even liberal Maureen Dowd of The Times admits DC is crime-ridden

Even liberal Maureen Dowd of The Times admits DC is crime-ridden

Russiagate prosecutions a must, DSA ties should disqualify and other commentary

Russiagate prosecutions a must, DSA ties should disqualify and other commentary

DEAR JANE: My vacation was ruined by a sneaky photo from a friend... I wasn't supposed to see THAT!

DEAR JANE: My vacation was ruined by a sneaky photo from a friend... I wasn't supposed to see THAT!

Maximum pressure on Putin is the only way to win a fair deal in Ukraine

Maximum pressure on Putin is the only way to win a fair deal in Ukraine

Trump is right about border and criminals, but he’s losing voters with mass deportations

Trump is right about border and criminals, but he’s losing voters with mass deportations

Who’s REALLY ‘destroying democracy’ — after failing to win voters legitimately?

Who’s REALLY ‘destroying democracy’ — after failing to win voters legitimately?

The rizz kid: How a campus Communist turned conservative kingmaker put the ‘social’ in ‘social movement’

The rizz kid: How a campus Communist turned conservative kingmaker put the ‘social’ in ‘social movement’

NY Dems aim to de-mask ICE agents to scare them off their raids — NOT to protect the public

NY Dems aim to de-mask ICE agents to scare them off their raids — NOT to protect the public

DC Dems safety delusions: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 18, 2025

DC Dems safety delusions: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 18, 2025

The return-to-office trend is real — and it’s spectacular for NYC

The return-to-office trend is real — and it’s spectacular for NYC

‘Real feel’ temps are a real joke — don’t trust sensational heat-index claims

‘Real feel’ temps are a real joke — don’t trust sensational heat-index claims

Letters to the Editor: The U.S. can't solve climate crisis alone, but that's no reason to do nothing

Letters to the Editor: The U.S. can't solve climate crisis alone, but that's no reason to do nothing

KEVIN O'LEARY: I've spotted a crushing indicator for the US housing market... take my advice if you want to survive the financial fallout

KEVIN O'LEARY: I've spotted a crushing indicator for the US housing market... take my advice if you want to survive the financial fallout

Blame Canada: How Trump can help us from being smoked out of our summer

Blame Canada: How Trump can help us from being smoked out of our summer

Carriage horse woes and more: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2025

Carriage horse woes and more: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2025

SARAH VINE: My grandfather bore the scars of war with Japan. I wish I'd listened to him more wisely

SARAH VINE: My grandfather bore the scars of war with Japan. I wish I'd listened to him more wisely

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Should I step in when the child in a nearby house won't stop crying?

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Should I step in when the child in a nearby house won't stop crying?

FLOURISHING AFTER 50: My husband and I split up last year. I'm now broke and too ashamed to ask for help

FLOURISHING AFTER 50: My husband and I split up last year. I'm now broke and too ashamed to ask for help

TONY HETHERINGTON: I warned whisky firm would cause a hangover

TONY HETHERINGTON: I warned whisky firm would cause a hangover

Contributor: It's time to save the whales again

Contributor: It's time to save the whales again

JB Pritzker’s school-screening law mandates more mental illness — and your state could be next, parents

JB Pritzker’s school-screening law mandates more mental illness — and your state could be next, parents

Insane energy policies are set to burn Democrats in New Jersey, New York

Insane energy policies are set to burn Democrats in New Jersey, New York

Keep racial lunacy out of air traffic control before more planes crash

Keep racial lunacy out of air traffic control before more planes crash

Why 'Albo the activist' has more in common with Liberal hero John Howard than he'd care to admit - and what it says about the future of Australia: PVO

Why 'Albo the activist' has more in common with Liberal hero John Howard than he'd care to admit - and what it says about the future of Australia: PVO

I'm a middle-class woman slipping into sex addiction. After an 'unforgivable' act at my best friend's birthday, I've been kicked out the group chat: ASK JANA

I'm a middle-class woman slipping into sex addiction. After an 'unforgivable' act at my best friend's birthday, I've been kicked out the group chat: ASK JANA

DAN HODGES: Palestine Action IS a terror group. But its liberal, middle-class backers think it's their right to defy the law

DAN HODGES: Palestine Action IS a terror group. But its liberal, middle-class backers think it's their right to defy the law

Put pressure on Putin, Mr. President — it’s the only way to end this war

Put pressure on Putin, Mr. President — it’s the only way to end this war

Trump’s inspired Kennedy Center Honors picks spotlight liberals’ own performance art

Trump’s inspired Kennedy Center Honors picks spotlight liberals’ own performance art

Staying Juvenile: ‘Raise the Age’ is killing New York kids

Staying Juvenile: ‘Raise the Age’ is killing New York kids

Letters to the Editor: Finally, the Democrats are done with being pushed around

Letters to the Editor: Finally, the Democrats are done with being pushed around

BORIS JOHNSON: It's the most vomit-inducing episode in all the tawdry history of international diplomacy but it will have taught Trump this vital lesson…

BORIS JOHNSON: It's the most vomit-inducing episode in all the tawdry history of international diplomacy but it will have taught Trump this vital lesson…

What to do about a crusty white tongue: DR ELLIE reveals what it means about your health, how to get rid of it... and when you should be concerned about cancer

What to do about a crusty white tongue: DR ELLIE reveals what it means about your health, how to get rid of it... and when you should be concerned about cancer

I love my dad so much I can't bear to think he'll die one day. I'm grieving him while he's still alive. I want to hug you, writes BEL MOONEY... here's the frank truth

I love my dad so much I can't bear to think he'll die one day. I'm grieving him while he's still alive. I want to hug you, writes BEL MOONEY... here's the frank truth