The beginning of the Constitution of the United States reads, “We the people…” The basic idea of democracy is that the people rule. Of course…
It had to come to this. Add one part political correctness, two parts social engineering, and three parts biotechnology, and what do you get? The…
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2007. ‘Social Darwinism’ is a term which refers to the social and political ramifications of biological Darwinism and the materialism which it…
It has been rightly said that perhaps the scariest phrase one can hear is this: “Hi, we’re from the Government and we’re here to help…
Japanese whaling ships continue to make the news, with Greenpeace chasing them around the oceans, and Hollywood celebrities making a whale of a stink about…
There have been plenty of false prophets when it comes to doom saying about overpopulation. In the 1800s British demographer Thomas Malthus got it wrong…
There have been some complaints about the new Australian citizenship tests. Evidently around 20 per cent of those taking the test for the first time…
Angelina Jolie has just been voted the best celebrity humanitarian of 2007. With her role as a UN goodwill ambassador she topped the Reuters poll…
Some of the more radical elements of the environmental movement say some pretty weird things. Some of their proposals to make us all greener seem…
It seems every day there is another shocking example of judges letting criminals off the hook. Soft sentences for a whole array of offences seem…
Take any contentious social issue of the day, and you will find plenty of illogic, name-calling, emotional appeals, and confused thinking. All this is much…
When Chamberlain visited Hitler, he was full of good intentions, even though he was being pretty naive. He came back from his meeting proclaiming “Peace…
Why am I not surprised? The Victorian government has just announced that it will grant IVF access to homosexual couples. Minutes ago it declared that…
Two six year old boys are talking together, and one says that he found a condom on a patio. The other one asks, “What’s a…
There is no perfect politician, and there is no perfect political party. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, good points and bad points. And…
Every once in a while I seem to need to restate the case for Christian social and political involvement. Mind you, I have made it…
What is the responsibility of believers to social need? Should churches be involved in various works of social service? Is the government alone to be…
There are plenty of signs of civilisational collapse. They are easy to come by. Here I want to focus on just two, and discuss a…
William Wilberforce is rightly remembered as the man who helped set the slaves free. The evangelical Christian and politician is especially honoured this year, since…
Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop and her colleagues on a House of Representatives Committee have a lot of guts. They have been willing to take on…