Fighting Evil Without Becoming Evil: Ubuntu and the Good Dream
Realising our highest ideals when striving against evil demands that we hold ourselves attuned to our spiritual, ethical and communal selves.
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June 4, 2025
The Sorrow and the Pity: Marcel Ophuls’ Cinematic Challenge to French Postwar Identity
Challenged to face the unpleasant underbelly of conservative French society during the Vichy era, Le Chagrin et la Pitié inspired reflection in French society.
May 29, 2025
Potential War Crimes Committed by Israel in Gaza Since October 7, 2023
Attacks on Gaza conducted with impunity enable the ongoing breach of international law and human rights conventions.
May 28, 2025
Liberal Party Membership Collapse in NSW: Causes, Consequences and Implications
The disintegration of the Liberal-National Coalition did not happen overnight, with the Liberal Party now facing a crisis of existence.
May 21, 2025
The Faustian Bargain, Mephistopheles’ Philosophy and Zionism
Goethe's Faust provides a lesson for the ages.
May 20, 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
André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World
Capitalism's obsession with growth strains ecological boundaries, necessitating acceptance of and response to desperate ecological needs.
May 14, 2025
Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory
Capitalising on its landslide electoral victory at the 2025 Federal election will require Labor to rise above its factional rivalries.
May 14, 2025
A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right
A Taylor-Price opposition leadership team with its populist strategies will result in further irrelevance among the electorate.
May 10, 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
Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media
The fortunes of the Coalition were starkly divided between urban and regional areas, with the Liberal Party seen as elitist by urban voters.
May 7, 2025
The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals
Abstract The 2025 Australian federal election delivered a catastrophic defeat for the Liberal-National Coalition, with the Liberal Party, under Peter Dutton, projected to hold only 25 seats in the House…
May 6, 2025
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Government / Racism / Xenophobia
Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?
The recent federal election in Australia has been nothing short of historic, marking a significant turning point in the nation’s political landscape. The landslide victory of the Australian Labor Party…
May 5, 2025
The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors
The Coalition’s defeat in the federal election was a self-inflicted wound, driven by narrow policy and divisive campaign tactics.
May 4, 2025
Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership
Dutton’s negativity erodes trust and stifles debate, with a consequence to democracy.
May 2, 2025
Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government
Prime Minister John Howard instigated a climate of fear, an attitude that future leaders must counter with resilience and purpose.
May 1, 2025
The Mediocrity of Australian Politics and the Rise of Independent Candidates: A Path to Democratic Renewal
Independent candidates at the upcoming election could be the answer to the mediocrity embodied by the leaders of the duopoly.
April 30, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Welcome to Country and Reconciliation: Dutton’s Dog Whistle
Outrage over the Welcome to Country is a dog whistle intended to set alight a racist agenda by a vocal minority.
April 29, 2025
Border Security in Australian Federal Elections: Comparing the 2022 and 2025 Unauthorised Boat Arrival Controversies
Media reports of unauthorised boat arrivals in Australia one week out from the Federal election recall similar claims by Morrison in 2022.
April 28, 2025
The Shadow of Charisma: Donald Trump, Media and Social Media
Donald Trump's charisma, the undeniable source of his popularity, casts a shadow that extends further than his legacy.
April 27, 2025