A Panegyric to the God of Abraham
Pleased to meet you, mortals – I am HE, the cosmic con, Ringmaster for believers since the circus first came on. I moulded mud into a man, for company a…
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November 8, 2025
Cognitive Dissonance in the Trump Administration: Championing Free Speech While Silencing Critics – The Case of Jimmy Kimmel
Democracy is judged not only by the freedoms enjoyed, but the protections afforded to the dissenting voices.
September 19, 2025
The Sanctification of the Secular: Donald Trump, Jesus and the Right-Wing Religious Imaginary
Politicising faith to deify Trump corrupts the basis of true Christianity, ignoring the compassion and truth preached by Jesus.
September 18, 2025
The Mirror of Art: Society Through the Lens of Zionism, Judaism and Gaza
Art can only hold a mirror to society, when it is able to do so free from fear and reprisal.
August 17, 2025
The Complex Landscape of Antisemitism and Multiculturalism in Australia
The very arguments posed against the Voice to Parliament demonstrate the hypocrisy of those advocating for antisemitism laws.
July 12, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy
The Australian Honours System: A Critique of Political Patronage and Misaligned Recognition
Appointment of political figures and public servants to an Australian honour who demonstrate a lack of integrity devalues the awards system.
June 9, 2025
The Denial of Truth: Mental Prisons in Authoritarian and Free Societies
Andrei Konchalovsky's "Dear Comrades!" highlights the individual and societal costs of denying reality.
June 7, 2025
Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors
Trump embodies many of The Yoruba god's traits, but is the modern-day trickster as capable of engendering transformation?
May 17, 2025
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.
May 8, 2025
The Walrus and the Carpenter: An Allegory for Populism’s Deceptive Promises and Devastating Consequences
“The Walrus and the Carpenter”, is a timeless allegory for the dangers of populism.
April 14, 2025
The Art of Fabrication: Oscar Wilde’s “The Decay of Lying” and the Perils of Alternative Narratives
"Alternative facts", splinters truth beyond repair, creating not a new truth or beauty, but a discordant competition of fictions.
April 1, 2025
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Hypocrisy / Propaganda / Refugee Policy
The Australian Jewish Association and Peter Dutton: Provoking Division
Peter Dutton exploits emotive, divisive tropes regarding immigration and race, with the current antisemitism debate being the latest grist for his mill.
February 26, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Propaganda / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Rule of Law / Xenophobia
Discrimination in Australia: The Hypocrisy of the Vested Interest
Indigenous people in Australia are afforded far less support than any other group, despite failures to Close the Gap.
February 24, 2025
Sednaya Prison – Legacy of the Despot Bashar al-Asaad
The horrors being uncovered within the walls of Syria's Sednaya Prison are reminiscent of the concentration camps. The world must not look away.
December 13, 2024
Adass Israel Synagogue: Consequences and Reactions rippling from Ripponlea
Are our politicians genuinely interested in fostering unity?
December 11, 2024
Assimilation / Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous / Hypocrisy / Uncategorized
The Fable of Wazza and Numpty
Pride and culture cannot be bartered for mere tokens of approval.
October 23, 2024
The Veil of Justice
For justice, though it wears a shroud ... It is the hope of every crowd.
September 17, 2024
Accountability / Assimilation / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Racism / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity
There is a dream dreaming us
The spiritual journey requires that we accept responsibility for our actions and live the life we aspire to.
May 31, 2013
Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity / Xenophobia
Die Religion … ist das Opium des Volkes
Whatever you say, don’t say it tice If you find your ideas in anyone else, disown them The man who hasn’t signed anything, who has left no picture Who was…
May 25, 2013
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / NSW Government / NSW Police / Police / Racism / Rule of Law
Magistrate Clisdell v Reality
I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way,…
January 24, 2013