In June 2010 I had an article published in Quadrant magazine; “The Trumping Factor”. I went back to it because I remembered writing about how those on the left and the right divide more or less uniformly and predictably across numbers of seemingly unconnected issues. To wit: “One of the mysteries of life is that…

I know, I shouldn’t be writing about Covid again. They (the political knaves in charge) would like to replay 2020 and 2021. Couldn’t help it. Last week it was Henry Ergas, today it was Covid-hysteric Greg Sheridan who riled me. Apparently, a Sharon Lewis, head of the Doherty Institute, told him that “75 percent of…

I seldom read Henry Ergas these days. Used to, even though his obscure “learned” references were annoying. Just a little while ago he explained that Putin really didn’t attack Ukraine because of the likelihood of Ukraine joining NATO, and cherry-picked an historical reference to ‘prove’ his point. It was to my thinking intellectually dishonest. A…

Note two recent quotes from putative conservative commentators Peta Credlin and Janet Albrechtsen. In order: “As an imperfect Christian myself, who doesn’t always agree with the teachings of my faith…” “Had grass-roots democracy been allowed to take its normal course…there is a good chance women would have secured abortion rights in those states where they…

The Covid vax will soon become de rigueur for Australian babies and infants, aged six months to five years. The FDA has approved Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for this voiceless cohort in the U.S. population and our TGA is busying away going through the motions before giving Moderna a tick here. Interesting, isn’t it. At…

Leftism is a great evil. Built on lies to serve an agenda; led by a lust for power over others. The Devil’s spawn perhaps. But if so, has it always lurked within human societies; since the dawn of time? A question to which I have no answer. I’m no historian of antiquity. Three of us…

If countries extend their reliance on coal in response to the war, then “we are cooked,” Mr Kerry reportedly said to the BBC. Dog bites man, kind of report. Where? At yet another climate-change conference, this time in Bonn to prepare for COP27 in Egypt. Much high-octane flying to get there, no doubt. I was…

I was with two friends on Friday over coffee. Re-education came up as it applies to communist China and the Uyghurs; to communist regimes generally. I thought, hello, we Australians have been subjected to massive re-education campaigns for some considerable time. Of course, re-education is to do with replacing truths, or at least the pursuit…

Six so-called teals (=Climate 200) candidates defeated sitting Liberals. Here are the first-preference numbers to date with around 80 percent plus or minus of votes counted. Curtin (WA) Celia Hammond (Lib) 42.4% Kate Chaney (teal) 30.0% Labor / Greens 22.1% Goldstein (Vic) Tim Wilson (Lib) 41% Zoe Daniel (teal) 35.3% Labor / Greens 17.7% Kooyong…

With the depressing election, and what not, my mind turned away, to almost anything of light relief. Lo and behold a U.S. House committee was being informed by the Pentagon of UFO sightings by military personnel, all 400 of them apparently in this century. Also, for you UFO spotters out there, they’re now called Unidentified…