It is hard to know what is really going on in Iraq. Much of the media gives us a fairly slanted view, highlighting the carnage…
Much has been made of a recent report in the Lancet which sought to estimate the number of civilian casualties due to the war in…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
On Friday night Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott delivered an incisive talk on Islam and the war on terror. An edited version of the talk…
How have the universities grappled with the tragic events of 9/11? Have they learned anything? Have they had a change of heart? Have they given…
With the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 calamity, there have been quite a few opinion pieces and commentaries on that fateful day in 2001. This…
It isn’t often that Australia takes the lead over America. But in the case of a controversial documentary, Australia has led the way. Many of…
How does the secular left deal with evil? Well, it has great difficulty in even recognising evil, argues Jewish commentator and radio host, Dennis Prager.…
Gibson Square, 2006. This is a very important book. It is also a very frightening book. Its thesis is that Britain has largely created a…
In the war against terror it is always worth remembering what is at stake. Why is the free West engaged in this struggle, and just…
North American commentator Mark Steyn, who was recently in Australia, has just penned an opinion piece on the release of the two hostages taken prisoner…
The current conflict in southern Lebanon raises a number of issues. Moral and political clarity is needed to understand what the fighting is really all…
There are many hundreds of good books that describe the challenge which Islam poses to the free West. The books listed here primarily focus on…
Regina Orthodox Press, 2006. (Available from Crossroad Books in Melbourne – crossroadbooks.com.au) Serge Trifkovic is fast becoming a leading authority on Islamic militancy and how…
Integrity Publishers, 2006. Georges Sada was a two-star general in Saddam’s military. He was also the air vice marshal, and was put in charge of…
Regnery 2005. Blankley’s thesis is quite simple: America (and other Western nations like Australia) have an enormous amount to lose if the West does not…
It seems that the historical revisionists and terrorist appeasers are at it again. A recent Victorian textbook has made a comparison between the Crusades and…