White Nationalism: A Fool’s Errand
White Nationalism undermines democracy, condoning unethical principles including violence and an illusory nostalgia based upon lies.
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October 16, 2025
Separation of Church and Hate: Religion in Public Life
John Fugelsang’s Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds arrives at a moment when the intersection of…
October 15, 2025
Ágnes Heller: Shame and the Moral Compass
Shame is not a primal instinct, but a conditioned response, one based on the values we develop as we mature.
October 8, 2025
On the value of everything and nothing
There's nothing valuable about mediocrity, especially when the gains are easily won.
October 7, 2025
The Rape of American Democracy: Trump’s Reality Imitating Art
Trump's dystopian America has been anticipated ain film and literature for almost 200 years.
October 4, 2025
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government welfare / Human Rights
Charades and Other Performative Virtue Signalling
No more excuses, no more cover-ups. It's time that Indigenous Australians are shown respect.
October 1, 2025
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Racism
The abuse of power by corrupt senior public servants
Tu Pham investigated herself. Unsurprisingly, she was exonerated, much to the detriment of her Indigenous direct report.
September 27, 2025
Trump’s America: Parallels with Aristophanes and Orwell in 2025
Trump's America re-enacts the fictional events played out in Aristophanes' "The Birds" and Orwell's "Animal Farm".
September 27, 2025
Perilous Trump: Policy Chaos, Broken Trust and Extremism in America
The capriciousness of US policy under Trump has damaged international relations, necessitating multilateral engagement to limit global impact.
September 24, 2025
A Devil Among Us
Let me step from city shadows, Tip my hat and shake your hand. You might not notice, walking by, But, friend, I know this tangled land. My voice has echoed…
September 20, 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 Ballad of the Boardroom and the Dying Earth
In glassy towers, the board convenes; Profits declared – a thunderous sound. Shareholders nod, eyes fixed and keen, Rewarding the few with millions crowned. Golden rewards for suit-and-tie kings, While…
September 18, 2025
The Machinery of Division: How Astroturfed Outrage Targets Vulnerable Groups for Elite Profit
Amplification of outrage by vested interests is designed to exploit cracks in societal cohesion.
September 16, 2025
Parallels of Peril: Hitler in 1924 and Trump in 2021
The descent into totalitarianism can only be avoided by cultivating truth, accountability, and pluralism in politics.
September 12, 2025
A Lament on Religious Hypocrisy
Why do people snarl and spit At Islam, at faith itself, in dread? Whisper fear of crescent-lit Night, while candles for saints are fed. Why fixate, with blaming eyes, On…
September 8, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement / Propaganda / Racism / White Australia
The Evil Within: White Supremacy, Racism and the Cost of Societal Indifference
Beware the minor malcontent seeking glory.
September 7, 2025
The Erosion of the Rule of Law: From Democratic Facade to Authoritarian Reality
Unequal application of the law places democracy at risk.
August 29, 2025
ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights
The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice
Unbroken rule lasting over a generation has embedded discrimination and cronyism within the ACT Public Service.
August 28, 2025
