The Epidemic of Moral Cowardice: Extremism’s Unchecked Grip on Societies
Contemporary social and political extremism represents an expansive moral cowardice that threatens inclusion and genuine democracies.
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November 20, 2025
The Real Darkness of the Epstein Scandal: Elite Complicity Beyond the Headlines
In the noise of cable panels, viral takes, and the relentless churn of social media, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has lodged itself in the national imagination like a splinter: painful,…
November 16, 2025
Forgotten Lessons from the Nuremberg Trials
The lessons of Nuremberg are being forgotten as the world plunges into an age of self-indulgence.
November 11, 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 Humanist: Not woke, racist, communist or money focused
Humanism values dignity and individual rights, acknowledging growth through reason whilst maintaining personal responsibility for collective outcomes.
October 5, 2025
A Future Woven By Young Hands
The future sings in restless hearts, Where new hope stirs and embers wake – It echoes not in faded years Nor timelines bound for longing’s sake. You wear the dawn…
September 1, 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
Art / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism
United we Stand: When the Code of Conduct Fails to Protect All
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned…
August 16, 2025
Harmony in Diversity
In humanity's eternal symphony, I discern the melodies that diverge and entwine. Some souls pursue solemn quests through shadowed vales, While others revel in laughter's effervescent shine. A few embrace…
August 2, 2025
The Unity of Humanity: Recognising the Equal Value of Every Human Life
The commonality of philosophical tenets across cultures affirms the value of all human life.
August 2, 2025
The Limits of Morality: Starving the Children to Attack Your Foe
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or…
July 28, 2025
Through Divine Eyes: Lament and Shadow
Part I: The Eyes of God – Tears for the InnocentsIn the cradle of creation, where stars were born from My breath, I gaze upon the fields of war, stained…
July 26, 2025
Why the Humanities Are Essential for Cultivating Effective Citizens in Modern Democracies
The humanities are essential to building and maintaining social cohesion and ethics.
July 18, 2025
Strategic versus Political Reasons for War with China
Australia has no compelling reason to take military action against China.
July 16, 2025
Mossad and Israeli Lobbying: Finance and the “Fake Terror Plot”
Manipulation of community anxieties and fear through fake terror plots is leveraged by lobbyists keen to advance their political agenda.
June 19, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
Meredith Whitten: A Study in Institutional Racism and Systemic Failure
The actions of this senior ACT public servant underscore the vulnerability of Indigenous people to injustice within the ACT.
June 8, 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
The Moral Imperative of the Gaza Crisis: A Humanist, Talmudic and Islamic Ethical Perspective
A humanist view of the conflict in Gaza.
May 31, 2025
Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law / Racial Discrimination Act
Zionism and the Suppression of Dissent in Australia
Zionist advocacy groups aim to silence criticism and dissent through the legal system, both domestically and internationally.
May 23, 2025