Freedom of speech has never been absolute. Crying ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre, we are rightly told, is just not on. So there is often…
Theodore Dalrymple is an important thinker and writer who has just released an important new book. The book is about the growing problem of drug…
It is always problematic when you have a megalomaniac who is nasty, belligerent, and a bully. It’s even worse if the same person has nuclear…
As the Federal Government still debates the issue of human cloning, the impression remains that on the one side of the debate are scientists, and…
Australians are talking a lot lately about the problem of obesity. It is of course a genuine concern, given the health problems associated with it.…
When Muslim leaders speak about freedom, they have a very different concept in mind than does the Western world. Freedom for a Muslim is complete…
It is not hard to produce solid reasons as to why our school system is in need of a major overhaul. On a daily basis…
Capitalism is not perfect. But it has produced a wide range of benefits. No other economic system has been able to come up with the…
Religion in the public arena has been getting a lot of attention recently. The Australian Democrats are fearful of Christian influence in politics. (Indeed, I…
Bernard-Henri Lévy is not your average French intellectual, for at least three reasons: what he says usually makes sense; he is more or less conservative;…
Detractors of the war in Iraq say we have been bogged down in another Vietnam and we have simply made matters worse. Critics cite the…
Marriage is not regarded very highly nowadays. The institution of marriage has been savaged for some time, and the attacks look set to continue for…
In a world that seems to grow more insecure and precarious by the day, there are always new issues arising to be greatly concerned about.…
In the early 80s when a strange new disease appeared in Western cities, it was first called GRID by the medical community: Gay Related Immunodeficiency…
There is a place for religious dialogue. There is a limited place for interfaith discussion. All religionists should be treated with respect, and religious freedom…
“All religions are basically the same.” That mantra is often heard from the secular media and our ruling elites. For those who know little about…
It is to be expected that followers of Jesus will encounter persecution, abuse and vilification. Jesus had to endure it, and he told us that…
The push for human cloning continues around the world. Sure, most people say they do not want to see humans cloned, but they do want…
An editorial in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2006) nicely makes the case for why the remarks recently uttered by the pope were needed.…
Most attempts at interfaith dialogue are doomed from the start, as they play down real differences between religions, and appeal to a lowest common denominator.…