The Illusion of Purity: Deconstructing White Supremacist Claims
Psycho-patriotic white Australians "reclaiming" their heritage ignore the diversity upon which Australia is built.
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August 8, 2025
The Perils of Greed: A Timeless Moral Hazard
Greed poses a danger to social cohesion, necessitating policies that encourage equitable wealth distribution.
August 6, 2025
Milman Parry: Application of his Oral-Formulaic Theory to Indigenous Australian Traditions
Oral transmission of knowledge via poetry preserves history and culture through across generations with accuracy.
August 1, 2025
Welcome to Country: Cultural Significance, Spirituality, and Contemporary Misrepresentations in Australia
Welcome to Country is an invitation to engage with Indigenous people and connect through inclusion.
July 29, 2025
We Carry the Dreaming
We dance the poem back into the living earth, country alive in us again.
July 17, 2025
Culture Wars in Australia: Hitching the Future to the Past
Static conservative notions of Australia prevent development of an inclusive identity in which all cultures are valued equally.
July 4, 2025
Why Do Conservative Americans Vote Against Their Own Economic Interests?
Voters opinions are swayed by cultural identities, media, structural incentives and distrust of government, resulting inthem voting against their interests.
July 3, 2025
The Media, Wedge Issues and the Battle Over Ideas in Australia
Education is intended to equip students to navigate a complex world, not to battle out ideologies.
June 30, 2025
Gilgamesh and Enkidu: Mortality, Equality and the Walls of Civilisation
Considering the development of Gilgamesh and Enkidu highlights universal truths that remain relevant almost 4,000 years later.
June 22, 2025
Celebrating the Rich Heritage of Iran: A Journey Through Attar’s Wisdom
In a world rapidly descending into horror and abject hatred, it is worth considering the value of all cultures.
June 21, 2025
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Racism and Multicultural Policies in Australia: Forging Unity Through Equality
Overcoming racism in Australia is possible by accepting cultural diversity as our strength.
June 14, 2025
The Influence of Political Thrillers on the Cultural and Political Conditions Leading to Trump
Political thrillers set the stage for someone like Trump. They also offer the means to confront such a character.
June 10, 2025
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.
June 4, 2025
Palestinian Poetry as Cultural Preservation and Resistance: Voices of Defiance and Their Persecution
The indelible identity and history infused in Palestinian poetry is an act of expression of resistance that transcends conventional forms of conflict.
May 27, 2025
Literature, Poetry and Empathy: A Tapestry of Human Connection Through Crisis
The importance of literacy is in the sharing of experiences, fostering empathy and understanding between people and cultures.
May 26, 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